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"I've received nothing but positive feedback..."

People are generally nice because it is considered polite.

A valid point! I like to think that my bullshit detector is tuned well enough to tell the difference between "hey that's cool good for you" and "I am legitimately on board with this idea", and the positive feedback I've been hearing seems sincere. FWIW, I've also gone out of my way to request any—any—negative feedback. I would love to have the nits picked out of the project and product, but no one seems to have any substantial complaints thus far.

There are a lot of ideas that are great and people will say they love them. There are very few ideas that are great and people will pay for.

The real test of these people you talked to is whether they will pay and not whether they like it. Is a Tesla a great car? Yes, but I won't pay that much for a car. Would it be great if someone made a documentary about me? Yes, but I won't pay for it. It's not a matter of bullshit, it's just the difference between whether someone likes something vs. willing to pay for it.

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