The comments on one Reddit post changed how I think about my product
I’m building a small tool called Don’t Quit Blindly.
The original idea was simple:
help people know whether their side hustle is actually ready to replace their salary.
But after posting about that topic on Reddit, I realized I was framing the problem too narrowly.
I thought the main question was:
“Can this side hustle make enough money?”
The comments made it clear that this usually isn’t the real problem.
The real problem is closer to this:
“Can I trust this enough to make a life decision around it?”
That’s a very different question.
A lot of people weren’t struggling with income in the abstract.
They were struggling with false certainty.
One good month.
One big client.
One lucky spike.
One short stretch where everything feels like it’s finally working.
And suddenly the business starts feeling “ready.”
But in a lot of cases, what’s really happening is something else:
the business may not be ready.
the person is just tired of their job.
That distinction has been very useful for me.
It changed the way I think about the product.
Now I’m less interested in helping people answer:
“Can this make money?”
And more interested in helping them answer:
“Is this stable enough to trust?”
“Is this repeatable?”
“Would I still see this clearly if I didn’t want out so badly?”
That shift feels much more honest.
It also feels like a better foundation for building.
If anyone’s curious, this is what I’m building:
Has audience feedback ever changed the way you framed the problem behind your product?
