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Re:How to (In)validate Your Startup Idea by daemon on Friday December 17, 2010 @07:02PM (#2018395)
I'd imagine that merely asking the potential users if they'd buy now, if it were available, would serve the same purpose.
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Re:How to (In)validate Your Startup Idea by swombat on Friday December 17, 2010 @07:18PM (#2018431)
No, it wouldn't. "Would you buy know?" doesn't select the same people as "Click here to buy now".
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Re:How to (In)validate Your Startup Idea by steveklabnik on Friday December 17, 2010 @07:31PM (#2018465)
From firsthand experience: no, it doesn't.
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