Trying a new approach: talk to users before building 😅

I’ve launched a few small tools before, but I usually skipped the whole “talk to people first” step. I’d just build, ship, and hope something stuck.

This time, I’m trying something different. I started asking around about a pain I kept noticing, SaaS free trials and how hard it is to get meaningful feedback from users.

To my surprise, people actually responded. Some said it’s a real pain, and a few even said the idea made sense.

It’s the first time I feel like I might be solving a real problem, not just building for fun. Right now I’m working on a small MVP, nothing fancy. Just testing the waters and learning from feedback.

Curious how others in here validated early ideas. Anything that worked for you? Or mistakes to avoid? Would love to learn from your experience.