Re:How to validate your startup idea quickly
by codysc on Friday July 24, 2020 @01:19PM
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You're not alone. This has always felt scammy. It's a little more gray-area than some of the traditional vapor-ware which was more about driving competition out of business by large players, but still something I try to avoid.
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Re:How to validate your startup idea quickly
by nogabebop23 on Friday July 24, 2020 @02:15PM
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I'm older too. Maybe the issue is if the central premise is vapourware or components/add-on features So maybe if the author automated the metadata collection, ran some filtering on it and then had a fitness pro sanity check the results? I agree that this oft-recommended "idea validation" process sounds a lot like this scene from Silicon Valley, without the clarification at the end: