Hii! , Hope you've been good? I've been super busy these past few weeks on my own startup, hence my hiatus. Grateful to @Olajumoke and @Keren for keeping activities here going. From next week, we'll get back to our founder opinions conversations. Mondays, and Thursdays. On Monday next week, I'll be going live by 2pm WAT to talk about Validating startup ideas. We'll be drawing on wisdom from my own personal experience, the experiences of other successful founders, and institutions like YC to answer these questions: - What are the first steps to take when you have a new idea?
- How do you determine if there’s a real market for your idea?
- What’s the difference between an idea and a validated problem?
- How important is customer feedback in idea validation?
- How do you conduct market research on a tight budget?
- What are the best methods for testing early assumptions?
- How can you determine if people will pay for your solution?
- What tools can be used to quickly validate an idea?
- How do you approach potential users for feedback?
- How many potential customers should you interview before moving forward?
- How do you handle negative feedback or rejection?
- What metrics should be used to measure validation success?
- When is it time to pivot or abandon an idea?
- How do you differentiate between interest and real demand?
- How do you balance speed and thoroughness in validation?
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