This is hard, any advice?

Hello everyone! (Not Promoting)

About a couple months ago, I quit my 6-figure job (Tax Consulting) to pursue what I've always wanted to solve.

Here's a little bit about me — I'm originally from Korea (0–10 years old), then moved to France (10–20 years old), and it's now been about 8 years since I moved to the US. I got my BA & MS in the US and worked as a transfer pricing consultant in NYC.

It's been a journey haha, but growing up under very traditional Asian parents while receiving a French education was really tough. Why? Because for my parents, success = good school, good grades, and a stable job. But in French education and culture, the most valuable thing is happiness. As an Asian kid who watched his parents give up everything to provide food and a good education, I just couldn't ignore that. My sister and I did our best to fulfill our parents' will and honor their sacrifices. My sister received her PhD in ECE and now works as a semiconductor researcher at one of the biggest semiconductor companies in the world. I was working in one of the most prestigious office buildings in NYC. Both of us had careers our parents could proudly talk about.

But here's the thing — growing up, I went through a very severe identity crisis (I'm pretty sure other immigrant kids would understand). At school I was just a normal French guy, at home I had to follow my Korean parents' rules, and in the US I felt like no one. It was tough. My background made me believe there was only one path in this world: getting a good job. A lot of my friends from college and grad school felt the same way. I thought that once I got a job, I'd be happy. That wasn't the case. The same issues followed me into the corporate world — working 60+ hours, coworkers doing their best not to get laid off, brilliant people with great ideas stuck in the grind. I was depressed again. I thought I was doing well, but I wasn't.

I decided to quit my job even though I didn't have enough savings, and pursue something that could actually help others. I didn't want others to go through what I went through.

That's why I chose to pursue an EdTech startup. I created an entrepreneurial education startup simulation to help high school and college students, as well as corporate employees.

Everyone at some point has played a business simulator — but they're either ugly or way too complicated. I wanted to make something simple yet genuinely insightful, something people can actually learn from.

I've now launched the demo while working at a restaurant, and I'm happy — even though it's really hard.

I've been cold emailing professors and program directors but have gotten 0 replies out of 25 emails sent. I'm currently sitting on 100 email contacts but only sending 5 emails per day, since sending too many at once can get you flagged as spam. And waiting for my SEO landing pages to get approved from Google.

My website has 8 users so far.

Do you guys have any ideas on how to promote your product and especially, on how to overcome the hardness of startup?

But literally if you have anything to share please do!!!

Thanks guys!!!