问HN:我感到迷茫。我该怎么办?
我大约在1.5年前创办了一家初创公司,并筹集了大约10万美元。然而,这笔钱大部分都花在了广告、旅行和参加加速器的强制性研讨会上。目前我银行里还有5万美元。我没有领取工资,生活依靠我的储蓄。
在西海岸,没有任何收入的生活实在是太难了。我考虑过搬家,但其他的责任让我无法做到。
我不知道自己是疲惫不堪,还是脑子出了问题。自从2023年我父亲去世以来,我对一切都感到麻木。
到目前为止,我们只赚了4000美元,仅此而已。我们在经历了显著的开发延迟后,于2月份发布了一款产品,但这款产品失败了。我们只完成了一笔销售。
我知道现在与客户交流已经成了一个陈词滥调,但我就是找不到可以交谈的人。我几乎没有人脉。我们大部分软件是面向市场营销人员的。我把LinkedIn作为主要渠道,回复率大约是3%。但大多数人要么不感兴趣,要么表示未来有可能。
我现在处于一个十字路口。我不知道是否应该继续致力于我的初创公司。
我依赖于提取我的储蓄,但这并不可持续。我非常希望能够让它成功,并通过我的工作至少赚取生活费用。
我在科技行业工作了十年或更长时间,但作为一个内向者和部分自闭症患者,我一直保持低调。
我该如何找到用户进行交流?我发现,在没有验证或与用户交谈的情况下进行开发是一项昂贵的事务。
我希望能得到一些指导。
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I started a startup about 1.5 years ago and raised about $100k. However, most of that is spent on ads, travel and meeting with accelerator mandatory workshops. I have $50k in bank now. I am not drawing salary and living on my savings at this point.<p>It is incredibly hard to survive without any income on the west coast. I have considered moving but all other obligations doesn't let that happen.<p>I don't know if I am burned out or something is wrong with my brain. I am just numb to everything since 2023 when my father passed away.<p>So far we have made $4k but that's it. We released a product in February after significant delay in development. That product flopped. We have made one sale.<p>I know talking to customer is a cliche at this point. But, I am just not finding anyone to talk to. I have little to no network. Most of our software is for Marketing folks. I am using LinkedIn as primary channel and I do get 3% response. But, it is either not interested or sometime in the future.<p>I am at a crosspoint now. I don't know if I should continue to work on my startup.<p>I am relying on drawing from my savings but it is not sustainable. I desperately want to make it work and earn at least living expenses through my work.<p>I have spent a decade or more in tech but as an introvert and partly autist, I have kept to myself.<p>How do I find users to talk to and how can I reach out to them? I am finding that building without verifying or talking to users is a costly affair.<p>I would love to get some guidance.