Validating a startup idea
Krishnaswamy Anand Ganesh
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What are some quick ways to validate your startup idea before putting serious resources behind it to make it work?
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Sebastian Janus - derStartupCFO@derstartupcfo
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A quick user survey would work.
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Use your personal network and just ask everybody who is relevant. MVP, I would say, normally isn't the quickest way, but rather an effective one.
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Do a quick survey with friends and family
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Launch MVP as soon as possible
Talk to your potential customers, understand their pain points, and see if your idea provides a viable solution.
Become a user of what you are trying to solve and see if it is actually worth it. Would you pay for it? Have you worked with a similar product in the past but it didn't solve everything you're looking for? Are you a subject matter expert in this field and the product you're trying to build? Ask other subject matter experts in the field and get their opinion.
Do a product waitlist landing page and build eyeballs for your page to gather some early feedback
I believe the following resources could help:
1) YC Partner Kevin Hale provides a comprehensive walkthrough on idea evaluation and offers insights into how founders should approach their startups:
2) Courtland Allen, the founder of Indie Hackers, offers valuable insights on the process of brainstorming exceptional business ideas:
https://www.indiehackers.com/pos...
3) Rob Fitzpatrick's book, "The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you," is a recommended read for understanding effective customer interactions and business idea validation.
I hope this can help.