You spend 5 weeks building. You launch. You post on Reddit, X, LinkedIn.
Then... nothing. No signups. No replies. No "hey, I saw your thing." Just silence.
And the worst part? You start building more features. Because building feels like progress. Reaching out to strangers feels like rejection.
I've seen this pattern in every solo founder I've talked to. Including myself. The founders who make it aren't the ones with the best product. They're the ones who keep reaching out when nobody's answering. That's it. That's the whole secret.
Anyone else here in the quiet phase?