“I'm building it for people that are in a video production industry where are they where do they hang out I'm looking for a subreddit it took me quite a while to actually find one these are quite hidden these are very small niche stuff and I think you know what let me post it here so I put a link in here and I say Hey try it out give me some feedback what do you think is this useful to you?”

Validate On A Hidden Niche Subreddit With A Free Link And No Price

Lucas validated his timer app by hunting down a small, hidden video-production subreddit and posting a single 'try it out and give feedback' link with no price attached. Removing the pricing signal made it feel like genuine feedback-seeking rather than a sales pitch, and his rule was always one post per subreddit, never spam.