the startup is D2C, influencer marketing-adjacent services space (product not yet arrived at, still doing user interviews) startup has no money and cannot hire

the startup is D2C, influencer marketing-adjacent services space (product not yet arrived at, still doing user interviews) startup has no money and cannot hire. raising funds is difficult since founders are inexperienced and there is no project proposal yet. the startup's operational problem is that no product has been produced to create a feedback loop with customers. The solution to the market problem is unknown. I think this will work because the team is stuck in the problem space and need a jolt to begin solving the problem. However they are doing 4-5 user intervews/week and apparently have a Persona thank you for engaging