I was recommended by a friend of a friend. Paid upfront, they did no real work and they liquidated the company. I was too naive and trusting, too focused on growing to take a step back and analyse other options. My advice, take your time

A lot of the stories I have had on the app are actually stories about mental health, a lot of people share their mental health struggles on the platform, could this be a niche?

Not getting paid, want the app to be free- Future would like to have the categories sponsored, i.e sports stories across the app will be sponsored by nike for e.g. Haven’t made a penny off the app yet. That’s a good idea start up founders!

In the beginning, we had a 10% WoW growth, Id say now were at a place where we are basically re-launching, with the blackmail and the scams the app is basically at ground zero now. We still have some posts, but rarely- In the beginning we had days of 100 posts a day. I believe for me to continue now it would be to recapture a new audience and grow from there. For a social app to thrive, it needs activity. Currently barely any, so any user jumping on it will leave pretty fast. I have two plans in mind right now would love to hear your thoughts:

A) Target 18-30yo with a contest to share a story about a topic that could go viral e.g: Share a story about your best/worst first date experience. Im thinking this could be engaging, interesting and attractive to the target audience - The question is where should I target?

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B) Target a specific University: Add a category within the application that is specific to that university and run posts/ a campaign targeting students to write campus stories.

Im a solo entrepreneur for https://writeitapp.co.uk , What Jumpy said is true about you can learn to play many roles however it’s very difficult to do everything by yourself. The journey will always be a tough one, solo or not. I think if you did have a team it really does make life that much easier and it’ll allow you to work better as you won’t be burnt out.

Perhaps use your story of having mild cerebral palsy has helped you become a better masseuse and how that’s helped you understand that particular niche of people through massaging? Just an idea

Seems like you already have the answer to what you want to do. My advice would be to try and think about what you would like to do with the skills that you have, and then plan on how you can get there. It isn’t easy but if you want it then go for it. More to life! If your plans need money to get you started then just keep working for a bit more, save your money don’t squander it so you can leave and have a bit of security