Ideation: insights for startup founders
5 posts in Ideation.
Problem Validation: Are You Solving a Real Problem?
Problem validation is the step most founders skip. How to tell if you are solving a real, painful problem before you spend months building the wrong product.
How to Find People to Interview for Customer Discovery
How to find people to interview for customer discovery: four channels, the questions that screen them, and the sampling rule that keeps ten calls honest.
Customer Discovery Interview Questions That Get Receipts
Compliments kill startups. The 4 customer discovery questions that surface real buying signal, where to find 10 strangers, and how to read behavior.
How to Validate Your Startup Idea (Before You Waste Months Building It)
Learn a practical 4-step framework to validate your startup idea before spending months building it. Avoid the common traps that lead to early failure.
First Principles Thinking: Startup Ideas Nobody Can Copy
The method Elon Musk uses at SpaceX, applied to startup ideation. Break the problem into parts, challenge each, and rebuild an idea rivals can't copy.