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validate-idea

Skill441 starsChanged 39 days agoLicence not identifiedView on GitHub

Turns a product or startup idea into a ranked list of riskiest assumptions, the cheapest test for each, pass/kill thresholds, and a go/pivot/kill readout, before anyone builds. Use when someone says "validate my idea", "is this worth building", "what's the riskiest assumption", "design an MVP", "fake door", "smoke test", "will people pay", "pre-sell", "customer discovery plan" or "should we build this". Draws on 82 Lenny's Podcast guests incl. Mike Maples Jr., Eric Ries and Jake Knapp.

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  • insight68Skill

    company-values

    Help define company values and culture for a minimalist business. Use when someone is setting up their company culture, preparing to hire, or wanting to codify what their company stands for.

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  • insight68Skill

    find-community

    Help identify and evaluate communities to build a minimalist business around. Use when someone is looking for a business idea, trying to find their community, or wondering where to start as an entrepreneur.

    Also in 6 projects that use this

  • slavingiaSkill

    grow-sustainably

    Evaluate business decisions through the lens of sustainable, profitable growth. Use when someone is making decisions about spending, hiring, fundraising, or scaling their business.

    Also in 6 projects that use this

  • slavingiaSkill

    processize

    Turn a product idea into a manual-first process you can start delivering today. Use when you have an idea and want to figure out how to deliver value by hand before writing any code.

    Also in 6 projects that use this

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