Posting your startup in r/thesidehustle
Personal experience narratives and honest reflections: sharing what actually worked (or didn't), lessons learned, detailed breakdowns of real earnings, and vulnerably asking the community for advice or perspective. The tone is conversational, self-aware, and focused on the journey rather than promotion.
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Personal experience narratives and honest reflections: sharing what actually worked (or didn't), lessons learned, detailed breakdowns of real earnings, and vulnerably asking the community for advice or perspective. The tone is conversational, self-aware, and focused on the journey rather than promotion.
i built a scheduling tool for freelancers and it took 8 months to get my first paying customer
Started this as a nights-and-weekends project while doing contract work, convinced it would solve a real problem. Turns out nobody cares until you've talked to at least 50 people about their actual workflow.