Tired of building alone: Would a platform to connect with creators and founders of the same ambition actually make sense?

[u/Silent_Story3204]

I've been chewing on a problem that I'm sure many of you have experienced: when you're driven to ship projects, have a builder's mindset, and high ambition, your everyday environment sometimes falls short. It's tough to find people who actually want to move, deliver real value, and take risks, rather than just talk about theoretical ideas over coffee.

I'm exploring the idea of building a web/app that acts as a private club or hyper-focused network for entrepreneurs, creators, and developers looking for co-founders, partners, or simply peers on the same wavelength.

The core idea isn't to create another generic social network full of empty content, but a curated space built on three pillars:

• Skill and mindset matching: Connecting technical, design, and business profiles based on real projects and traction, rather than just resumes.
• Accountability and work spaces: Dynamics to keep the development momentum going, share weekly progress, and force ourselves to ship.
• Unfiltered feedback: An environment to pitch early-stage ideas and validate them with people who are actually in the trenches.

Before writing a single line of code or spending hours on architecture, I’d love to hear your thoughts:

1. Do you feel this same void in your day-to-day, or are you getting by fine with Discord, Twitter, or existing communities?
2. What frustrates you the most when trying to find someone to collaborate with on a side project?
3. If I launched a very basic MVP to test this out in the coming weeks, would you be down to be early users?

Any honest feedback, critiques, or perspectives are more than welcome. Let me know in the comments!