Blowing on a candle you just lit is how you end up in the dark again. New starts need shelter, not pressure.

A new thing is at its most fragile exactly when you are most excited about it. Testing it hard right away feels like commitment, but pressure applied that early tends to put out the very thing you were trying to grow. Early stages need cover: fewer people knowing, lower stakes, no verdict yet.

Whatever you have just started, give it two quiet weeks before you measure it. Do not post it, do not ask everyone what they think, do not set a target it could fail. Let it get big enough to survive a little wind.