So, we’ve quickly built our MVP, and now we’re in the beta testing phase. We’ve been hustling to collect valuable feedback to iterate our product, but we’re hitting a bit of a roadblock trying to break out of our initial circle.
We’re using TestFlight for our beta testing, and while I’ve managed to rope in some friends and family, it’s proving to be quite a mission to get others to download the TestFlight app. (Am I the only one feeling this struggle?)
Out of the 101 people I reached out to, only 40 actually downloaded the app. As I grapple with this challenge, I’m left wondering why other members in our team haven’t even invited a single friend. It’s bugging me, and I’m feeling the stress, but how do I navigate this kind of behavior?
I built an app by myself for 3 months and within a week of launch my non-technical cofounders were like “Welp couldn’t get PMF… Bummer that it didn’t work out, on to the next idea”
sounds like your co-founders aren’t very good. They should do as much PMF validation BEFORE you build something, then post going live they should try various marketing strategies that are free, gather feedback, build an iteration backlog etc. PMF cannot be determined in 1 week lmao.
“Not my job” isn’t the right attitude for founders in the earliest stages.