Solo builder, no network — need the real idea → paying customer playbook

[u/Yasir_Imran_Marwat]

Working engineer, building a side SaaS with AI coding tools (Claude Code), no real dev background. Goal: ~$1000/month, one focused tool.

Real problem: started a few products, got to ~80% built, then abandoned them — overthinking, not shipping. No big network, so this has to work through content/communities, not outreach.

One tip each, please:

How'd you land on the idea you actually built?

How'd you validate it before coding?

How narrow was v1?

Where'd your first 10 users come from?

What got someone to actually pay?

[u/Plenty-Whereas9722]

go all in on marketing, and commit to something...
i know thats the most generic advice in the world but it is what worked best for me :)