What alternatives to Auth0 are worth looking into? Between this P0 (with no ability to check the status or file a ticket) and the Okta acquisition, I hesitate to continue using Auth0 as the default when spinning up new web apps.
Unrelated to the algorithm, I’ve found that doing things “by hand” is a surprisingly good way to develop intuition for otherwise opaque concepts. I wonder if it’s a function of doing work more slowly or paying closer attention. Examples include writing code written by others and working through math on paper.
You go to where your customers are. If you’re building for yourself, find people like you. If you’re building for someone else, reach out to them cold, then ask them to refer you to people like them. If you’re building something they want, they will refer their friends.
The best book on the subject is the “Startup Owner’s Manual.” If you’re starting a B2B company, try “Lean B2B.”