I built a real-time sign language translator in my browser. Bootstrapped, no funding. Here's what I'm learning.

This is a strong mission, but I’d be careful not to validate it only with general founder feedback.

For a product like this, the real test is not “do people think it’s impressive?” Most people will say yes. The sharper test is whether deaf/hard-of-hearing users, interpreters, educators, or customer-support teams trust it enough in real communication moments.

I’d probably narrow the first use case hard instead of positioning it broadly as real-time sign language translation. For example: browser-based support conversations, classroom accessibility, or basic video-call assistance.

Each one has a different buyer, trust bar, and accuracy expectation.

So the next step may be less broad launch feedback and more 10 to 15 conversations with one very specific user group.