42k views = 3 paying customers.
That's not traction. That's paid distribution making you feel productive while real demand stays dead.
100 blog posts, 50 signups, endless DMs — cool story.
But only one metric matters: conversion.
Everything else is cope.
Stop chasing vanity metrics. Start tracking revenue per user, retention, and LTV. If you're not converting, you're just burning runway on content nobody wants to pay for.
Distribution without product-market fit = expensive theater.
That's not traction. That's paid distribution making you feel productive while real demand stays dead.
100 blog posts, 50 signups, endless DMs — cool story.
But only one metric matters: conversion.
Everything else is cope.
Stop chasing vanity metrics. Start tracking revenue per user, retention, and LTV. If you're not converting, you're just burning runway on content nobody wants to pay for.
Distribution without product-market fit = expensive theater.