startup-idea-validation
Startup Idea Validation
Systematic validation for testing ideas before building: define hypotheses, collect evidence, score the opportunity, and make a decision you can defend.
Operating Principles (2026)
- Prefer decisions over inventories: each dimension ends with
GO / CONDITIONAL / PIVOT / NO-GOand a next action. - Separate evidence quality from confidence: weak evidence cannot justify a high score.
- Pre-register thresholds and stop rules before running experiments (avoid moving goalposts).
- Validate willingness-to-pay and time-to-value early (price is part of the product).
- Calibrate thresholds to the target outcome (venture-scale vs cash-flow business) and business model (B2B SaaS, B2C, marketplace, services).
- Stay safe and ethical: no misrepresentation, respect ToS, and handle customer data with minimization and retention limits.
Intake Checklist (Ask First)
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