Founder uncertain whether to pivot away from a fading problem space
A solo founder describes uncertainty about whether to continue working on their original problem, helping developers understand business context to code faster, now that tools like Cursor and Claude Code have reduced that pain point. They lack real user feedback because their app has no users yet, making it hard to validate the problem's continued relevance.
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