idea validation

Who here has considered the Lindy Effect when evaluating fast lane business ideas? The Lindy Effect says that if something has existed for x number of years, you can reasonably expect it to exist for that same number of years into the future. More info on the idea in this video, article, and...

Hi Fastlaners, If your like me, you've probably failed before. I actually wanted to kill myself the first time I had a business go under. Spoiler alert... I'm still alive. Now I am fast-laning with my new approach to online business. Over the past 4 years I have tried and failed. Now, I...

Hi Everyone!!! I am a high school student from India. After checking out on multiple options, I found that CA is a suitable course for me as I love working with numbers. But I want to make it clear that I don't wish to do a JOB as I value freedom a lot in my life. After consulting a lot of...

Since most doctors are also WFH, i.e. consulting patients from home. Their processes are disorganized. They'll either call their patients on whatsapp or skype, the timings may not be clear, the patient might now show up, it's difficult to collect payments, etc. It's also difficult to...

I'm currently in the process of validating two ideas, one being a membership group and another a lead generation business. So, I had to search how to do it and created a two-part method. Before trying this I would recommend running your idea through the CENTS framework. However, if you want...

I'm currently in the process of validating an idea for agencies and business owners that want to send scheduled reports to their clients with metrics they care about. I'm also partially building out the Minimum-Viable-Product currently. This space is filled with competitors already, but I feel...

Hi! Not sure if the general folder is the right place for this thread and sorry if this is going to be a long post. But I really need some advice, guys. Some background first: So I’ve been sitting on a startup idea now for almost six months (basically since I’ve been a member on this board)...

This is my personal history. I'm 21 and still living with my parents. I happened to stumble across TMF about 8 months ago and decided to quit my job. In my opinion, it was a good decision since I was only earning $US250/month part-time. (Yeah, that's above minimum wage in my country, which...

The product: VoixeOut.com - It will allow you to post problems you find in the world and solutions that you think about. You can also vote up problems that you deem are important to you and solutions that you think are useful. It's similar to what MJ talked about in his books - if you can't...

Hello everyone. I'm working on my business and I'm currently on the idea validation phase. I planned to survey 500 Facebook friends but I realized it's a mistake since (1) what if the plan doesn't work out and I have to validate another idea again. I wouldn't want to take some of their time...

I found MJ's book, The Millionaire Fastlane, for more than a month now. I'm finished with that and almost finished with Unscripted. Right now, I'm working on my project with the aim of being financially free by adding value ginormous amount of value to society. The project is a web app. I'm...

I am stuck, even after 10 months on this forum. TLDR: Do I revamp and fastlane my slow lane handmade widget business, or do I just do that for money while I execute some other fastlane ideas? The problems I struggle with: Problem #1: My handmade widget business is very slow right now. And...

Hi everyone I read the book and it was a fantastic experience ... Thanks MJ DeMarco Really an Exciting Reading !!! I write from Italy, I am in charge of the real estate market. I would like to present my project and ask for advice, maybe in private, but I did not understand where I should post...

Hey Guys, While I'm developing my small new product, I'm thinking about how i can validate ideas in the future. I know how to validate (soft proof, hard proof ,etc), but I've some questions. Which questions do you ask when validating a idea. Do you validate the idea or do you validate that...