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What are the best ways of reaching out the early adopters?

Got an idea I want to validate I posted this earlier but got no reply here on Hackernews. Not sure if I should just pick a name and do a soft launch on Product Hunt to see if people even like this idea?

Ask HN: Coding request between departments, potential startup idea? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37046357

Like with the early adopters platform, people of all sorts could go there and "back" ideas that haven't yet been implemented yet. Great name would be like "EarlyBird.com". People are early birds in that process so to say.

>You have to go to them, not vice versa. Talk to them and solve their problems, rinse and repeat.

Where do I even find them?

A few thoughts.

1. The lack of response is already an early form of feedback. Perhaps this isn't a pressing problem folks are looking for help with?

2. The thread you linked to is not very compelling in my opinion. There's no solution proposed, just a general problem statement, and even an admission that you could solve this with existing tooling. Not really a whole lot to engage with.

3. I've done my time in management, and have definitely seen the problem you're describing in the thread. It is not a tooling problem, but a process and people one. It is solved through conversations, expectation setting, and ongoing reinforcement.

4. > Where do I even find them?

That depends on the problem you're trying to solve, doesn't it? Respectfully, this is the hustle part of building a business. Understand your potential customers, find out where they hang out (HN, Reddit, LinkedIn, Facebook, Discord, Slack communities, random forums, email lists, industry events, etc), understand the norms of engaging with them (people tend to dislike thinly veiled commercial activity), contribute to the community, build relationships. Make some assumptions and come up with a strawman, a design, or a full-fledged MVP. When time comes to asking for feedback, I highly recommend The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick. It's a quick read that should help keep you on track.

Good luck!

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