Non-technical sole founder thinking about quitting before launch.

You mentioned you got a detailed beta. Have you gotten anyone to use it and what was the feedback?

I'm on the same page and looking for an easy answer. I would say: there are other ways to fund a startup.

You don't need to sacrifice.

When you're going through hell, keep going.

I would take some friendly money, reduce your stress. It's certainly better than quitting. ..

Something to think about " Have you over built the damn thing" ?

Welcome to the world of entrepreneurship. You have two choices.

Keep going, which is painful and would last another couple of years. But it might succeed.
Quit, which is devastating but you will recover in a few months but your business is dead.

Which one would you pic?

It is not about working hard, it is about doing the hard things.

If you need cash quickly, there isn't going to be a magic bullet. Even should "real" investors start expressing interest - it will be months before actual dollars hit actual bank accounts.

If getting friend/family support is possible - and you make sure that you're not taking blood money - I'd do it. Just be 110% crystal clear that the investment is extremely risky and will most likely not end up well.

I'd also note that it appears you are going into far more detail than necessary. Built a minimum viable prototype and don't worry about crap like trademarks until you have validated your MVP with actual people. Ditto for scalability, documentation, security (except for payments, which you shouldn't expect for early beta anyway), etc.

Taking money is not a bad thing as its all about building valuation, financial structure and getting the needing funding to continue on. Suffering as you are doing is tough especially if can get some much needed dollars to take some of the pressure off - it's very tough to kill yourself and deal with both personal and business issues.

Build out an offer sheet, take a couple of bucks and would think you would be better off -'this will also help with building a valuation which you need anyways.

Also the comments on an MVP and getting some feedback are spot on. Iterate and improve, rinse, repeat.

Take more vitamins ?

Get funded or get a job and don't give up. If someone else is building, you have 40 hours to work another gig. If you already have a job, then why give up when you came so far?

I have a similar problem, but no one to take care of myself. So maybe this is easier for me to say, but I know what it's like to work 70 hour weeks. It's hard, but you're so close.

I would say that you are confusing 'hard work' and 'valuable work'. Get some investment and get a co founder.

shoot me an email emil.mikhailov@gmail.com

I'm in the same spot, a lone non-tech founder. I worked at my bootstraped startup for +3 years and got burned out by taking all the weight in my shoulders. Take a break to think things through, money is important to some degree; but your mental well being is way more important.

If you aren't centered on the inside, you won't be able to lead. Work on yourself first and foremost, then try again if you wish, the startup game.

19 months and you haven't launched? That's mistake #1. 19 months and you haven't learned to do it yourself? Mistake #2. Learning to build what sounds like a web product does not take 19 months even if you've never programmed before. If you can't do that you shouldn't be making all the technical decisions you're listing.

Why don't you have a technical co - founder? I don't buy the small network thing. Have you looked for one in 19 months? If so, why haven't you found one? If not, why not?

Startups are hard. Doing it yourself without a trusted complementary co - founder is extra hard. It's also unnecessary.

Get a tech co - founder who believes in the product and has skin in the game. Doing it alone with no tech skills (or the ability or willingness to learn them in 19 months) won't get you there.