Ask HN: I built it and nobody came. What got you your first users?

I'm not a developer; MBA, cyber project manager by day. Years ago I taught myself enough SQL and API glue to automate the risk levels on my own trades. That was my ceiling, and every idea that needed real software died there. AI coding tools moved the ceiling, so I spent months of nights rebuilding it into something real and launched it last week.

Six days later: three posts, two followers, essentially zero visitors. The best thing I have ever posted got four likes. 1 like was from me lol...

The part I wasn't ready for is that nobody rejected it. I'd braced for "this is bad" or "this already exists." Instead there's just silence. Every community I tried was either gated to new accounts or moving fast enough that a stranger's post sinks inside an hour.

So I have a working product, months of work, and zero information. Not "no demand" — no exposure. I can't tell you whether the thing is any good, because nobody has looked at it.

For those who have been here: what actually got you your first hundred real users? Not "post more." What actually worked?