Re:Show HN: A site to help you validate ideas in bulk
by jamesskarzynski on Monday October 05, 2020 @06:50PM
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Sure, I can see that. But the application of this is such that you can expand it to include whatever sort of validation you need. When you get a list of people who imagine their future best self as being interested, you now have a list of people to whom you can more rigorously validate with. You can send them all an email asking for an interview, pre-order, etc. But regardless, this helps you build that initial list.
True validation has the prospect part with something of value, real value, not just an email.
Like, give me $100 and I'll tell you how I've boot strapped a company now worth $4MM. Or I'll tell you how my previous company took $50k investment and grew to be worth $60MM.
Only folks really interested in the problem space would part with something of value today for a solution tomorrow.