Being early is expensive.
You have to educate the market, explain the problem, and convince people they should care.
Sometimes the hardest part of building a great product is waiting for the market to catch up.
to all the folks that's DMing me for 'founding eng' position:
1. ideally you're located in north america
2. not using my company as an immigration vehicle (happy to do this if you're the right fit however)
3. has done more in your professional career than just "developed a voice application on the side and got 100 users"