Whitepapers are generally the introduction to a product and shouldn't live behind an interest form imo
So now, I'm looking for only the very specific people who wants to be in close loop with me, helping me build a feedback loop from early on.
I built projects differently in past, now just want to try another way to start it.
(Also see my other comment - this project is actually a radically open about even its business plan :) It's just not linked to the homepage, for the reason I've explained. )
Think I'd recommend a different title next time better indicating the current state. That and maybe replace the whitepaper link with a direct link to the github as it's a frustrating flow to open a PDF to see it's behind a signup wall.