No one said it was easy. I was hoping this clickbaity post had something novel to say about talking to your users, but it doesn't.
Honestly, that's a totally personal opinion post. It was my thing I though important to share. That's how internet works.
We had 650 sign-ups before the launch on newscatcherapi.com
I am still discovering the market.
But yes, we had 200+ beta sign-ups. I talked to them.