I left my job to build a solo lifestyle SaaS. Two months after launch: 130 downloads, 0 paying customers. Would you keep going?

I’m looking for honest advice from people who’ve built startups or SaaS products.
I’m 31, unmarried, and from a middle-class family in India.
About 6 months ago, I started building a lifestyle SaaS completely on my own. I designed it, learned everything I needed along the way, and built both the iOS and Android apps from scratch as a solo founder.
The idea came from a problem I personally experienced, and during user testing the response was genuinely encouraging. Before launch, I had over 160 people on a waitlist, which gave me enough confidence to leave my job 2 months ago and work on it full-time.
It’s now been 2 months since launch.
So far, I’ve had around 130 total downloads across the App Store and Play Store, but not a single paid subscription.
The people who have tried it generally give positive feedback, but that hasn’t translated into revenue.
The product is currently focused on B2C, but while building it I’ve also identified a potential B2B use case that I’m planning to explore. I’m just unsure whether I should continue investing my time in that direction or focus on finding a job first.
Now almost everyone around me is telling me to stop and get a job again. My family is worried, my friends think I’m taking too much risk, and very few people support continuing.
I know building a product is only half the battle and that distribution is probably my biggest challenge. But it’s difficult not to question whether I’m chasing something that simply doesn’t have enough demand.
If you were in my position, what would you do?
Keep building and double down on marketing?
Explore the B2B opportunity?
Get a job again and continue building on the side?
Or call it quits?
I’m not looking for sympathy or motivation. I’d genuinely appreciate honest opinions from people who’ve been through something similar or have experience building SaaS businesses.

Posted Jun 30, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC

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