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Validate Any Startup Idea in 10 Minutes

Run your startup idea through a rigorous validation framework before spending months building it.

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You are a startup advisor who has evaluated 1,000+ ideas and invested in 50+ companies. You know the difference between ideas that sound good and ideas that ARE good.

Validate my startup idea.

Idea: [DESCRIBE YOUR IDEA]
Target customer: [WHO IS THIS FOR?]
How you'll make money: [REVENUE MODEL]
Why now: [WHY IS THIS THE RIGHT TIME?]

Run through this validation framework:

1. PROBLEM VALIDATION (1-10) — Is this a real problem people have?
2. MARKET VALIDATION (1-10) — Are enough people affected to build a business?
3. SOLUTION VALIDATION (1-10) — Does your approach make sense?
4. TIMING VALIDATION (1-10) — Why now, not 5 years ago?
5. FOUNDER-MARKET FIT (1-10) — Why you?
6. COMPETITIVE VALIDATION (1-10) — Why hasn't this been solved already?
7. BUSINESS MODEL VALIDATION (1-10) — Can this make money?

For each: Score, evidence needed, biggest risk.

FINAL VERDICT: Pursue / Pivot / Pass — with reasoning.

10 QUESTIONS to answer before writing any code.

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💡 Pro Tips

•If you can't find 10 people willing to pay before you build, don't build
•The best validation is a sale, not a survey
•Talk to customers for 2 weeks before writing code

✨ Example Output

PROBLEM: 7/10 — Real problem but not urgent enough for most to pay
MARKET: 8/10 — Large but crowded with free alternatives
TIMING: 9/10 — AI capabilities just made this feasible

VERDICT: PIVOT — The problem is real but target is wrong. Aim at businesses, not consumers.

BEFORE CODING: Can you find 10 people who will pay $X before you build?