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Shaurya Singh
Shaurya Singh

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How to Validate an Idea (Before You Waste Months Building)

If you’ve ever had a startup idea and thought:

“This sounds good… but what if nobody actually wants it?”

You’re already ahead of most founders.

Because the biggest mistake isn’t building the wrong product —
it’s validating too late.

❌ Why Most Idea Validation Fails

Common advice looks like this:

Build an MVP

Launch on Product Hunt

Collect feedback

But here’s what really happens:

You build in isolation

You launch to polite comments

You confuse curiosity with demand

Validation becomes emotional instead of objective.

✅ What Real Idea Validation Looks Like

Validating an idea isn’t about opinions.
It’s about signals.

Strong validation answers:

Does this problem feel painful to others?

Will people commit time, effort, or money?

Are founders asking follow-up questions?

Before writing code, you should already know these answers.

🔍 A Simple Framework to Validate an Idea

Here’s a practical approach:

  1. Write the problem (not the solution)

Describe the pain clearly. If people don’t resonate with the problem, the solution won’t matter.

  1. Get feedback from builders, not friends

Friends are supportive. Builders are honest.

  1. Ask structured questions

Avoid “Would you use this?”
Ask:

What’s your current workaround?

What’s frustrating about it?

What would make you switch?

  1. Look for repeated patterns

One positive comment means nothing.
Patterns mean demand.

  1. Validate before you scale effort

If you can’t validate the idea without code, it’s too early to build.

🧠 Where StartupValidator Fits In

I built StartupValidator to make this process easier.

Instead of guessing or launching blindly:

Founders submit their idea

Validate other startups to earn credibility

Get real feedback from people building products

No hype.
No upvotes.
Just validation.

👉 https://startupvalidator.in

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