Why I Make Waitlists For Side Projects

1. External validation for a new idea At the start of a project, I&rsquo;m not sure if only I have the problem I want to solve. The more emails that join my wait list, the more excited people are about solving the problem. I try to be super straight up about who my product is for on the landing page. I also try to scope down the communicated project features as much as possible.