Founder's postmortem: users want their ideas validated, not agent-generated trade picks
ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-10-05
A founder reflects on why his year-old idea failed: he built agents to generate trade ideas for users to choose (or accept blindly). The lesson: people want their own ideas validated — it's not about ROI, it's about being seen. Quoting mignano's "Supertake Messaging. Soon." teaser, he argues product positioning must address users' emotional need for validation, not just functional returns.
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