[mchannon]

Excellent post, but we know very little about you.

What do you bring to the table as a founder? Can you bring in money, can you sell? Is your pitch to YC all set to go, just need the validation of a tech cofounder on your team?

Your idea, which I can see working, is far less important than your ability to make it happen. Can you sell yourself as a partner to a top dev to build your machine and share it with you?

As to the naysayers, the reasons they say this'll never work are identical to the reason OnlyFans would never work. Except it does work. Well.

[Afrah123]

Due to the limited word count in the Hacker News submission, I couldn't include all the details I wanted. To give you a better understanding, this is my first startup venture. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Commerce with a focus on accounting. During my university years, I successfully started and ran a tutoring business that generated revenue to support my lifestyle throughout that time.

As I am non-technical, I am still in the early stages of product development, and thus do not have revenue at the moment. However, I have been actively engaging with potential users since April of this year. My efforts have resulted in collecting 500 email addresses from individuals who have shown keen interest in joining our waitlist. Additionally, 10% of our waitlist have come together to raise $5,000 in support of our MVP development. These supporters will make up our early adopters and are testament to the demand for our product.

I have identified the necessary MVP specifications and have set a specific launch deadline to deliver the very first version of our platform.

I hope this provides you with a better understanding of my background and the progress I have made so far. If you have any further questions or would like to discuss the startup in more detail, I would be happy to connect.