Solo dev built an AI coach chatbot but is stuck getting first users
A developer built an aimed at coaches and solo experts: it's trained on a person's own knowledge and speaks in their voice, so they can offload answering repetitive questions from clients. Building the product went smoothly since that matched the developer's technical , but they hit a wall at the stage.
Three approaches were tried: direct-messaging coaches (slow, mostly ignored), posting on Reddit (many block accounts with low karma), and . None of these produced meaningful traction, and the developer describes as the entire problem and a humbling experience.
Key points
- for coaches/solo experts — trained on the person's own knowledge, answers in their voice
- Product build was smooth; is where the founder got stuck
- Direct DMs to coaches: slow, mostly ignored
- Reddit posts: many block low-karma accounts
- also tried with little success; named as the core