Why this post exists I have two product ideas and, this time, I'm refusing to build either of them first. Both ideas sit next to strong free tools. Building first and hoping for payments later is exactly how I ended up with finished products and zero orders before. So each idea gets one honest waitlist page, a public signup threshold, and a deadline. If the count isn't reached by October 31, the idea is closed and everyone who signed up gets an email saying so. Signing up is just an em...