Check for real users before 20 hours of building
20 hours building, nobody used it · X · @laptopandachair · Oct 2026
A builder published the real numbers from a first launch, including the embarrassing ones: the tool got no users.
The honest numbers
- Says 20 hours spent building RoastMyStack
- Says nobody used it
As stated by the source. Not independently verified.
Lesson
Talk to a few likely users before building. Hours of AI-assisted building don't replace finding the people who want it.
Fix prompt
Copy this into your own AI tool (Cursor, Lovable, Claude Code, Bolt…). It's general guidance written by us. Review what the AI suggests before applying it.
I'm about to launch an app I built with my AI coding tool. Act as an honest launch coach, not a cheerleader. 1) Ask me 5 questions to check that real people want this (who exactly, what they use today, would they pay). 2) Help me pick a simple first price and explain the trade-offs. 3) Give me a minimal launch checklist: support email and FAQ, privacy policy and terms, error monitoring, backups, and one real end-to-end test of sign-up and payment. 4) Suggest 3 low-cost ways to reach my first 10 users. Keep it short and practical.
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