Idea Validation

Unlock the potential of data-driven validation for your side project — Are you looking to start a side project but don’t know where to begin? A data-driven approach to validating business ideas is a great way to get started. This method helps you to make decisions based on facts and data, rather than assumptions and guesswork. …

A lot of founders decide to build their product right away, without validating the idea or product first. Is it always a good idea? Is validation valuable or not? In this article, Alena Timofeeva explores when and why the founder should pay $50k for validation of the product instead of…

Product Ideation Every good idea has at least 10 live versions out there! If you bear this in mind, then you would be less pressured in making decisions on what products to build. We often spend a lot of time looking for that magical, utopian product idea that would change the world…

Let’s imagine you’re about to embark on a new entrepreneurial journey. You’ve earned your stripes. You have either founded a startup, were second in command or were the product manager running the show. Plus along the way, you’ve learned that you thrive in a partnership more than going solo. As…

AKA abort! or stay and play — I’ve been circling a particular business idea for a couple of months now. I’ve been collecting input from friends who I believe have this particular problem, I’ve been researching the market size, I started a Reddit community and reached out to potential customers to expedite learning about this market. Unfortunately…

Proof of concept, or POC, is a fundamental part of starting any project. But what is POC, exactly? And how do you go about approaching this product development step? In this blog post, we’ll answer those questions and provide some useful use cases and examples. Many companies, be they startups…

The modern way of idea validation Let’s face it, startup ideas are hard to come up with, especially good ones. Even when you come up with a “good” startup idea, it’s challenging to validate your startup idea and figure out if it’s worth taking the leap of faith. When you tell your friends you have a…

While you can think your way to a startup idea, you can’t simply think your way to knowing if it’s a good one. I talk to a dozen or more Startup Founders one-on-one every week during my office hours — and while the office hours are focused on customer acquisition…

Whether it’s a new feature or a new product, many teams struggle when it comes to validating solutions. …