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I'm a solo technical founder. How do I MVP a two-sided marketplace when I need both buyers and sellers before it works at all?
Don't build the marketplace, fake one side and hand-run the match. Pick the harder-to-get side (usually supply), recruit a tiny concentrated pool m...
Should I open-source my MVP or build in public to get early users, or does that just help competitors copy me?
For most early founders, the attention and trust from building in public outweigh the copying risk, because execution, distribution, and community ...
My MVP works but nobody sticks around after signing up. How do I diagnose whether it's a product problem or an onboarding problem?
Watch real sessions: if users never reach the core value moment, it's onboarding or activation; if they hit it and still leave, the product itself ...