Pursue Idea (Non-AI Related), but Have No Idea Where to Start?
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Distributed Systems
Startup Advice
New Grad
Project Idea
Visual Monitoring
I'm a new grad from a basic public uni. Some good experience under my belt (internships). But don't really have a huge network or group of people I can help iterate on my idea. I've built an MVP, showed it to some of the smartest people I know and have gotten a unanimous "This isn't shit, and actually provides value to developers."
But... I'm not sure where to go from here, It's an idea I built out of frustration with work and a way to just simplify my work flow handling distributed systems. I have no clue really what it entails really brining my idea to life. I think it has a good chance of being something that is acquired rather than standing alone. Again, though unsure what to do as it's just me, a fresh new grad, whose basically showing their shiny new toy to everyone I know.
project idea: visual monitoring for distributed systems, combines are your transaction into one place and provides feedback on better traceability for systems.
Looking for some general advice, I honestly just want to see where this goes lol.
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