How did devRant find it's initial users, in other words, solve the network cold-start problem?

For my startup, my concern is that users join only when other users / content creators / friends are on a platform, and content creators join platforms that have users... Any tips on solving this?

What's the platform?

Go to events talk about this cool thing you're making, give link there

Read about tiktok, and the reason all the content there is.... very commercial sexualized crap.
Same for FB.

TL;DR horny teens will jump start the social network.

I remember the day I found devrant.

I literally googled after a place for dev to rant about their shit.

Exactly what I needed

@blindXfish I'm building a community driven platform for gamers, placing it somewhere between Discord and Gameram (Instagram for gamers)

It let's content creators, community managers and indi-game devs connect with users more efficiently, while giving a social platform to players to create their own content.

@BugsBuggy as a gamedev I would be more than interested to have a place to share my trash unplayable boring garbage

@blindXfish I'd share it with you lol

Do you mind sharing your email ID through a survey link? DevRant might go out any day :P

The platform is WIP.