Title: Yo HN! I have been working on some design tools in my spare time to solve problems I&#x27;ve faced over and over, and I&#x27;m thinking about monetizing them.<p>I&#x27;ve been to some conferences recently and talked to a lot of people who have these problems as well, and they&#x27;re keen to try it out. I have collected some emails, been communicating with them a bit and even got beers with one of them recently!<p>Here&#x27;s my list of concerns:<p>1. It is just me - is that a red flag? Some people have asked me about my team and I told them it was just me. I got the feeling that it may have turned them off because the conversation kind of ended right there. To be fair, after that I did say that it is just me right now BUTTTTTTTT why that is okay due to my experience and work history. However, yes it is my first time doing a business.<p>2. How do I set appropriate milestones for me to reach? Do I think about reaching 100 customers before reaching 5 recurring customers for example?<p>3. I&#x27;m in a small town in PNW. Does that matter if this will be an online thing anyway? Why or when do people move to big cities like Seattle&#x2F;SF&#x2F;NYC&#x2F;Austin etc.<p>4. What are some ways to do marketing? Should I even think about that before I have a few customers who are using my product consistently?<p>5. I&#x27;ve been inspired by the Startup School videos. Honestly though I&#x27;m not sure about fundraising and all these things, it seems very intimidating to me. What&#x27;s the difference between those things and starting a company and slowly building it up?
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