>> I tried everything - building an audience How many years have you spent every day doing it? If you haven't done it for multiple years with pushing content e

>> I tried everything - building an audience How many years have you spent every day doing it? If you haven't done it for multiple years with pushing content every single day - then this is not audience building and not worth even starting. >> making sure my product actually solved a problem If you are not sure if solves a problem - you never start building it. To create a startup (and make sure it solves a problem) you need a spreadsheet and stripe checkout page or landing page. If this is not enough - then your idea doesn't solve any real problem. Another criteria is if you show anyone a product that costs $100/month and clearly saves them $1000/month - everyone will give you $100 right on the spot. And if it doesn't clearly bring a ton of value - again, solving not a real problem. The reality is that many (especially engineers) love engineering way more than building startup (building startup involves literally zero engineering on founder part, except from a very very basic MPV) Also, indie hackers are not startup founders. They are mostly engineers trying to monetize their hobby. In this case you can do literally whatever for 5 years and you can get to 3-5k/month with it.