How Did You Find Your Alpha Users?
For those who have launched or been part of early-stage social media apps, may I know how did you find your first alpha users? My app might not be mainstream as it doesn't allow much editing and doesn't allow media upload unless the photo was taken through in-app camera (to eliminate AI-generated content). However, we have in-app library so users can store photos privately instead of posting immediately. We are also putting timestamp on each post to act as proof of authenticity and to give the nostalgic vibe.
The responses was mixed. Generally, people like the idea but some can't accept the little editing feature, some said sound like BeReal, which was fair enough as I wasn't comfortable to reveal other features few months back.
I am not trying to seek for feedback on the idea itself here, just genuinely curious how others have found like-minded early testers other than friends and families. Any advice appreciated!