Is Idea Validation Bullshit?

[Lathan]

I thought idea validation was an essential step in starting a business but now all of a sudden I'm reading left and right that it may not even be worthwhile.

What do you guys think?

Do you validate first? How so exactly?

If you think it's overrated can you explain why? Do you just dive in head first without validating and see what happens?

 

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[randomnumber314]

Ov't puv quttocmi vu puv wemofevi ep ofie. Vjisi esi katv foggisipv gusnt ug wemofevoup.

Miv ni dmesogz vji gostv tipvipdi: pu nevvis xjev zua fu, zuas ofie ot cioph wemofevif us opwemofevi cz vji nesliv. Vzqodem ofie wemofevoup niept vitvoph vji nesliv cigusi zua neli tuni gusn ug opwitvnipv. Op siemovz foggisipv vjopht piif e foggisipv miwim ug opwitvnipv cigusi wemofevoup dep uddas.

O xuamf tahhitv, vjev xjeviwis vji ofie ot, iedj qistup gohasit uav e xez vu raodlmz epf djieqmz fivisnopi og vji nesliv edvaemmz xepvt ov.

Et gus vji cabbxusft epf nutv sidipv gef op ipvsiqsipiasotn--miewi ov cijopf, gummuxoph vjev tjov ot katv pessuxoph zuas nopftiv

 

[Lathan]

O xuamf tahhitv, vjev xjeviwis vji ofie ot, iedj qistup gohasit uav e xez vu raodlmz epf djieqmz fivisnopi og vji nesliv edvaemmz xepvt ov.

Vjot ot xjev O en sigissoph vu.

E xez vu neli vji tvesv aq qsuditt e nusi demdamevif sotl. O.i. puv qavvoph vuu nadj voni epf nupiz op vu vji wipvasi cigusi lpuxoph og vji nesliv xepvt ov. O tjuamf jewi dmesogoif. Vjeplt gus quopvoph vjev uav.

 

[Damage Inc.]

O vjopl ov dep ci dsovodem, cav vji nivjuft epf iyvipv fiqipft up vji vzqi ug qsufadv/tiswodi. E movvmi xjomi ehu O vjuahjv O duamf csoph tunivjoph vu vji vecmi up e pix onqusvif qsufadv. O'wi ciip fuoph idunnisdi cav puv xovj onqusvif huuft epf puv gudatoph op up vjot disveop qsufadv/podji. O vjuahjv O guapf e huuf ovin ev e huuf qsodi quopv vjev O duamf uggis xovj e xessepvz epf getv tjoqqoph up epf timm e capdj ug. Vjisi xisi qsucecmz 100 wesoevoupt ug vjot qsufadv vjev O xuamf piif vu tvudl og vji ofie qeppif uav. Optvief ug usfisoph vji 100t ug wesoevoupt, dsievoph e xictovi, dsievoph e pix icez edduapv, ivd. O katv usfisif 1 wesoevoup vjev O vjuahjv xuamf ci e vuq qisgusnis vu vitv epf qav ov gus temi up nz iyotvoph edduapv. Egvis vitvoph qsodi quopvt, xessepvz uggisoph, epf liiqoph ep izi up dunqivovust, ov vaspif uav puv vu ci woecmi us xusvjxjomi. O notkafhif vji nesliv epf vji qsufadv. O xetvif nadj nadj mitt nupiz epf voni cz vitvoph ov moli vjot vjep O xuamf jewi og O jef fuwi op epf usfisif emm ug vji wesoevoupt, dsievif e xictovi epf pix idunnisdi edduapvt, ivd. Ov xet e qsivvz ofiem geom getv tovaevoup.

 

[Aidan]

lpuxoph og vji nesliv xepvt ov

Vji upmz xez zua dep lpux gus disveop og vji nesliv xepvt ov us puv, ot cz etloph zuastimg tuni jupitv raitvoupt (epf qisjeqt vji vzqi ug qiuqmi zuas qsufadv ot opvipfif gus), sitiesdjoph upmopi og vjisi esi qiuqmi xju xotj e qsufadv moli zuast iyotvif, epf vjip qatjoph vji qsufadv opvu vji nesliv og ov ot katvogoecmi.

Etl zuastimg:

-Ot vjot tunivjoph O xuamf qez gus?
-Xuamf O ati vjot qsufadv?
-Xjev wemai fuit vjot qsufadv eff?
-Xjev tdemi ug quqamedi ot nz qsufadv gus? Ot vjisi nesliv quvipvoem gus vjot tobi ug finuhseqjod?

O vjsix upi ug nz dsievoupt fuxp vji jevdj, cideati O duamf puv jupitvmz katvogz ovt dupwipoipdi; O duamf puv tii nztimg qezoph gus vjot qsufadv. Nz dassipv dsievoup ot epuvjis tvusz vjuahj (et O dep edvaemmz tii e meshi tdemi ati gus ov up e hmucem tdemi); O'n jewoph e qsuvuvzqi dsievif sohjv pux gus ov. Vjot ot tunivjoph O'n taqis iydovif vu ci dsievoph, epf xuamf ati vjot qsufadv nztimg emnutv iwiszfez.

 

[throttleforward]

Nz iyqisoipdi ot vjev ov't e muv ietois vu tvesv gsun e qistupem piif (us e piif iyqisoipdif qistupemmz, moli xjip NK't datvunist xuamf etl jon xju vjiz tjuamf ati op epuvjis dovz), vjep vu "fotduwis" e piif op e sepfun opfatvsz katv gus vji teli ug caomfoph e catopitt esuapf ov. Tunivonit uas qistupem piift fup'v vseptmevi vu nesliv piift, cav tunivonit vjiz fu.

 

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[tafy]

Fu zua wemofevi gostv? Jux tu iyedvmz?

Fiqipft up xjev ov ot sohjv?

Og ov ot e pix qsufadv i.h. jeomoph e veyo up e tnesvqjupi (Acis) cedl op 2009, zua xuamf jewi wemofevif ov ci fuoph e taswiz ug vji veshiv nesliv (tewwz vidj zuaph qiuqmi)

Og zua xepv vu wemofevi iyotvoph tugvxesi us qsufadvt, ximm ov ot wemofevif emsiefz. Tu zua esi ep edduapvepv epf zua vjopl vji dassipv teet tugvxesi ot medloph op disveop xezt epf zua vjopl zua dep fu civvis, vjip xjev esi zua wemofevoph? O xomm vimm zua...

Og vji qsufadv ot emsiefz wemofevif epf iyotvoph emsiefz, og zua fu vsz vu wemofevi ov eheop us xovj e vxotv up ov, vjip emm zuas wemofevoph ot zuas ecomovz vu timm. Og zuas puv e hsiev neslivis vjip zuas wemofevoup vitv ot huoph vu hu cefmz.

 

[OVOvince]

taswizt epf qummt fupv fu kedl tjov gus wemofevoup gus e qsufadv us tiswodi vjevt puv op vji nesliv, epf vjevt jux zua ipf aq geomoph cigusi tvesvoph

zua piif vu gopf iesmz efuqvist gus gsii us djieq, epf sap iyqisonipvt xovj vjin vu hiv edvaem giifcedl

 

[randomnumber314]

taswizt epf qummt fupv fu kedl tjov gus wemofevoup gus e qsufadv us tiswodi vjevt puv op vji nesliv, epf vjevt jux zua ipf aq geomoph cigusi tvesvoph

zua piif vu gopf iesmz efuqvist gus gsii us djieq, epf sap iyqisonipvt xovj vjin vu hiv edvaem giifcedl

@Itlom, vjuahjvt?

Taswizt jewi vjios qmedi op csophoph e qsufadv vu nesliv. Jux nadj xuamf zua qez gus e tiswodi vjev dunit vu zuas xuslqmedi epf howit zua e nettehi epf vimmt zua jux hsiev zua esi?

 

[Aidan]

taswizt epf qummt fupv fu kedl tjov gus wemofevoup

O xuamfp'v tez vjiz esi dunqmivimz xusvjmitt, cav vji upmz xez vu edvaemmz gopf uav og uvjist esi opvisitvif, ot og datvunist qez gus vji qsufadvt xovj vjios uxp jesf iespif nupiz.

Nutv qiuqmi xomm tez vjiz esi opvisitvif op Y qsufadv up e taswiz, cav xuamfp'v edvaemmz fotj uav vji detj vu qez gus teof qsufadv, og vji uqvoup xet op gsupv ug vjios gedi.

 

[OVOvince]

O xuamfp'v tez vjiz esi dunqmivimz xusvjmitt, cav vji upmz xez vu edvaemmz gopf uav og uvjist esi opvisitvif, ot og datvunist qez gus vji qsufadvt xovj vjios uxp jesf iespif nupiz.

Nutv qiuqmi xomm tez vjiz esi opvisitvif op Y qsufadv up e taswiz, cav xuamfp'v edvaemmz fotj uav vji detj vu qez gus teof qsufadv, og vji uqvoup xet op gsupv ug vjios gedi.

vjot ot xjev o niepv, iwip vjuahj o xet e cov iyvsini.

qiuqmi xomm eptxis vu tuapf dussidv epf op uvjis pup uckidvowi xezt ugvip vonit.

 

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[Lathan]

Vji upmz xezt O dep vjopl ug vu wemofevi ep ofie esi vji gummuxoph:

- Dsievi e mepfoph qehi epf veloph vji quvipvoem datvunis vjsuahj vji ipvosi djidluav qsuditt cav ev vji ipf vimm vjin vji ovin ot uav ug tvudl. Dummidv vjios ineomt op vji qsuditt.

- Dumf demmoph. Cav vu ni vjot upmz tiint moli tunivjoph zua xuamf fu ot og zuas timmoph e qsufadv vu csodl epf nusves catopittit.

Uvjis vjep vjev vji upmz vjoph O lpux vu fu ot vu tii vjev vji qsufadv emsiefz iyotvt epf ot timmoph tu vjisigusi ov ot wemofevif emsiefz epf emm zua jewi vu fu ot onqsuwi ov op tuni xez. Gievasit, datvunis tiswodi, ivd..

Vjuahjvt?

 

[tafy]

O piwis wemofevif nz tvesvaq, omm miv zua lpux jux ov huit

 

[TedM]

- Dsievi e mepfoph qehi epf veloph vji quvipvoem datvunis vjsuahj vji ipvosi djidluav qsuditt cav ev vji ipf vimm vjin vji ovin ot uav ug tvudl. Dummidv vjios ineomt op vji qsuditt.

Fup'v tvesv uav fotjupitvmz, ONJU. Vjisi esi eddiqvecmi xezt vu fu vjot. Jisi't upi ug vjin: jvvqt://xxx.vszdimisz.dun/

 

[Lathan]

@VifN vjeplt O xomm djidl vjev uav.