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by mrtksn 126 days ago
The persona is, someone who knows what are they doing but need someone to actually automate their work routine. I.e. maybe it’s a crypto trader that makes decisions on signals interpretation so they can create a trading bot that executes on their method. Maybe its a compliance who needs automate some routine like checking details further when some conditions arise. Or maybe a social media manager that needs to moderate their channels.Maybe someone who needs a tool for monitoring HN that specific way?

Thanks for the advice! I’m at a stage where I want to have such tool and see who else wants it. Not sure yet about it’s viability as a business and what is the exact market. Maybe I will find out by putting it into the wild and that’s why I consider to release it as a mobile app first.
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alephnerd 126 days ago
That's too broad. You aren't going to get any nibbles.

You need to narrow it down to a single and specific persona and business domain.

This is because it takes years to fully flesh out and productionize a workflow from scratch, so concentrating on a business domain you know intimately well helps you build that muscle, which you can then repeat if you are able to hit revenue metrics for a Series A/B.

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wongarsu 126 days ago
That persona still sounds too generic, too unfocused.

But even with that persona, it should already answer your question whether posting on HN and producthunt should be a core part of your strategy. Not a lot of social media managers or compliance people around here. And even for crypto traders there are better places to pitch products to them

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