Founders Build for Wrong Target Customer Without Early Market Signal
A founder reflection post about spending months targeting the wrong customer segment for an otherwise viable product. Framed as a lesson-learned narrative rather than an active problem seeking a solution. Common early-stage startup challenge with no specific unmet tooling or market gap identified.
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