u/IndependentWrong894

For a long time, I felt like I was capable of more than I was actually doing.
I wasted years not doing anything concrete. I kept starting things, stopping midway, starting again, and repeating the same cycle. And the worst part is I don’t even have much to show for that time. No real proof that I was serious. No evidence that I was trying to change.
That feeling started to frustrate me a lot.
I wasn’t fully living. I wasn’t fully trying either.
I want to change that now.

So I’m giving the next five years of my life to build what I want, turn my vision into reality, and document everything along the way, the progress, the setbacks, the doubts, the thought process, all of it.
Because in the end, I want proof.
Proof that I tried.
Proof that I committed.
Proof that I didn’t just keep thinking about making a change, but actually did something about it.
Whether it works or not matters, but the proof of trying matters even more to me now.
What do you think of this step?

I have read a lot on create solutions for problems that already exists, nobody is gonna try something they never thought as a problem and so much more.

I keep thinking about this.

Like when Instagram or Twitter or even reddit were new, people weren’t exactly waiting for those products. They had to find a way to get in front of the right people and make it click.

So how would you do that today if you were starting from zero?

Would you go niche first?
Would you build in public?
Would you try to create a little community around it before launch?
Would you rely on Reddit, X, DMs, content, cold outreach... something else?

I’m asking because it feels way harder now to get attention for something that people don’t already understand.

Curious how you’d approach it if you had a product that was actually new, not just another version of something already out there.

Been building my product for a few months now and everyone keeps telling me "just post on Instagram, just make Reels, consistency is key" but I'm genuinely curious if this has worked for anyone here in a real, measurable way.

Like did you go from 0 to actual paying users through short-form content? Or did your first customers come from somewhere else entirely (Reddit, cold DMs, communities, SEO, word of mouth)?

I'm not asking about follower counts or engagement. I mean did someone see your Reel/post and actually sign up or pay you money?

Would love to hear honest stories.

I am starting with 0 followers. I don't really want my personal account followers know about my product so I can not have the initial followers. Does social media like insta's views depend on this factor? Does 0 followers initially puts me at a disadvantage? If yes, what is the work around for that?

I'd been building for months. In my head, the product was clear and the messaging made sense.

Then strangers saw it.

The concept was confusing. The emotional core wasn't coming through. I was leading with AI features when people connect with the feeling, writing your intentions, documenting your journey, holding yourself accountable.

The scary part? I couldn't see any of this before posting. My mind had filled in all the gaps so convincingly. Real feedback from real strangers cuts through that instantly.

I redesigned the product. It already feels more honest.

If you're sitting on something you built, just post it.

Last week I posted about my product across a few communities. Good reactions, zero signups. But the feedback was solid.

People said the concept was confusing, and that since it's an emotional product (about your life, your goals, your journey), that should be the main selling point. Not the AI features I built.

They were right. So I redesigned it.

The product is - ww.dmyor.com

Would love for you to try a quick session and tell me what you think. What's confusing? What clicks? Would you use it?

All feedback welcome 🙏

I've been building a product for a while now and recently had a realization, it doesn't fit neatly into any existing category.

It's not quite a journaling app. Not a goal tracker. Not a vision board. It borrows from all of these ideologically but isn't any of them. The core idea is an intent archive - you write your vision before any proof exists, document the journey anonymously, and release it when it becomes real. The product sits in the gap between deciding and proving. Nobody has named that space yet.

My question is: how do you market something when there's no existing shelf to put it on?

Specifically:

- Do you lead with the problem or the concept?

- How do you build vocabulary around a new category without confusing people?

- Is there a playbook for this?

I recently launched my website, and I was so hyped up about it. Researched a bit on how to market it. Created reddit posts, X posts and few insta reels. The posts didn't blew up as I wanted them to be. On positive side, got few feebacks which are valuable. But I want to understand how should I approach the marketing angle. How will mass audience learn about my product? I want to grow organincally.

Where shall I find my ideal customers? Is there a way to pinpoint where I'd get my customer or do I need to try everything?
How will my product be adapted by mass? I mean I can understand 10-15 people trying my product if I cold call them, but how would that spread? Would that be through word of mouth or something I need to do? Even if my product is good, it would not work if people don't know about it.

I am 24 right now. I wanna try a lot of things in my personal and professional life. I wanted to do a lot of things in 2021 as well but the issue was I just wanted to. It was all just in my mind. There were ideas I don’t even remember today, they just died with time only as my thoughts.
There were things I worked on but gave up on them midway. Maybe they would’ve worked if I worked on them a little longer? But now they just disappeared. Once again, in my mind. Even if what we started don’t make it to finish line, should they just die without any proof of existence? When this thought hit me, I built dmyor. A tool for storing your visions. I call it the intent archive.
Through dmyor, you can create a vision, where you can categorically store what’s o your mind, what it is you plan to make real or anything you want to try or do so that the thought that might have died in your head someday would now exist in the material world.
I built AI features that helps you discuss your plans for a particular vision, strategise to work on them - make them real and reflect on your choices that lead you to future. It’s all in there.
The best part - you can see what other people are visioning - their thoughts and decisions they are documenting on dmyor. Ofcourse you can decide if you want to make your vision public or keep it private(it’s anonymous btw).
5 years from now, we all would have different lives than today. It would be cool to see how much close we can get to making our visions a reality.
I am finding my initial users and your feedback is much appreciated. I have kept the platform free for now to make the access easy for everyone. Be
Let me know what do you guys think of dmyor!

Link: www.dmyor.com