❗ Idea: Quit your job to build a new social network for introverts focused on deep online connections. 1. Flawed Core Assumption You're assuming introverts want a new platform to form deep online connections. That’s three stacked assumptions: That introverts want more online socializing That existing platforms don't meet their needs That they'd trust and migrate to a new network Reality check: Many introverts already use Reddit, Discord, Tumblr, or niche Subreddits that already support anonymous, low-friction, deep connection spaces. They're not asking for “a new network.” They're usually trying to avoid noisy networks, not onboard to another one. Introverts also tend to have high friction to new social tools (onboarding, profile setup, engagement triggers). You’ll likely face high CAC (Customer Acquisition Cost) with low retention. 2. High Competition, Low Differentiation There’s no evidence yet that your idea solves a pain so acute that people would switch. Ask yourself: What’s 10x better than Reddit + Discord DMs + interest-based servers? Why wouldn't someone just create a "Deep Connects for Introverts" private Discord server instead? Unless you have a radically different mechanism for facilitating connection, you're just rebuilding a forum with branding. 3. Misalignment Between Mission & Monetization Let’s say you do attract introverts who want deep connections. That’s low engagement by design. How will you make money? Ads don’t work well in low engagement spaces. Subscriptions require serious ongoing value. “Connection platforms” often become ghost towns unless designed with viral loops. Unless you’ve built: A clear monetization model A retention engine A network effect driver …this is a recipe for another failed “social app for meaningful connection” — a graveyard that includes Path, Ello, Candid, and dozens more. 4. Personal Risk You're considering quitting your job before validating this. That's a bad move unless: You’ve already prototyped and tested interest (e.g., MVP waitlist, pilot group, survey data) You have 12+ months of runway with no income You’ve launched products before If not, this is premature risk-taking. Better path: Build this as a side project. Validate it ruthlessly with no-code tools, forums, and landing pages. Quit only if you hit serious traction or clear signal. 5. What You’d Need to Prove Fast Before you build anything: Can you get 100+ introverts to sign up for a waitlist from just a landing page? Can you keep 10 people talking weekly on your MVP for 3 months straight? Can you make a single dollar from a user (without selling out the mission)? If not — don’t build it. Final Verdict 🟥 Too risky to quit job without validation 🟧 Concept is blurry, untested, and not clearly differentiated 🟩 Could work as a niche side project — if validated ruthlessly Let me know if you want a validation roadmap to test this idea without quitting your job.