Not Your User

A lot of new creators will message people they admire, asking for advice on their projects. The problem is... even if they have the time to respond, even the most experienced operators are in no place to predict whether people need your product, since they likely aren't your target audience.

Inspired by "let me google that for you", this is a friendly reminder to builders to focus on building... and that much of the time, the advice from busy strangers is going to be a guess at best and misleading at worst.

Even though it may seem harsh, I think this is actually a more valuable lesson to creators and plan to start sending this to people DMing me for feedback. If you resonate, feel free to use it too.