Digital nomads and internet hustlefluencers have definitely skewed the perception of what entrepreneurship is like. You mentioned Product Hunt, Indie Hackers (

Digital nomads and internet hustlefluencers have definitely skewed the perception of what entrepreneurship is like. You mentioned Product Hunt, Indie Hackers (the website I'm guessing), Twitter, Substack.....these are all marketing channels, and marketing is a lot of work. But are you taking your message to the customer, or to other entrepreneurs on the same grind? In 2022 I started a paper magazine on a niche topic (URL is on my profile). I have a full time job, so I don't worry financially about how the magazine will do. I also definitely do not compare my thing to what someone else is making. I have around ~100 customers, probably acquired at a loss. I couldn't care less about the absolute numbers. For me, the minimum number I was trying to reach is 1. I've exceeded that and can talk to customers about what they'd like to see in the future. I wouldn't have been able to do that had I been focusing on acquiring thousands of subscribers first.