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Windsurf vs Cursor: Which AI coding tool is better for your project (and why)?
Daniel Levi
May 19, 2025
Why domain sales are crashing in 2025: How AI and a shift in search behavior are reshaping the domain market
Daniel Levi
May 19, 2025
How to start a business in the age of AI (And why now is the best time)
Nickie Louise
May 16, 2025
What Is Product-Market Fit? A Simple Guide for Non-Technical Founders
Nickie Louise
May 16, 2025
Founders and indie hackers: Are potential buyers finding your products at every stage of their search journey?
Daniel Levi
May 10, 2025
Did Figma just kill Webflow and Framer with the launch of Figma Sites?
Nickie Louise
May 8, 2025
30 Hard Questions Every Founder Must Answer Before Launching Their Product or Big Idea
Nickie Louise
May 3, 2025
Google launches Firebase Studio, a free AI coding tool and alternative to Cursor, Bolt, and v0 for building full-stack apps
Daniel Levi
April 9, 2025
From .AI to .com: The quiet domain rebrand sweeping startup ecosystem
Nickie Louise
April 7, 2025
What is a Cap Table?
Daniel Levi
April 5, 2025
Dear Founders: Stop building SaaS without an audience and distribution
Nickie Louise
April 3, 2025
Distribution Eats AI for Breakfast (and Lunch)
Daniel Levi
April 1, 2025
The Rise of AI Wrappers: Why Value Is Moving Up the Stack from Foundation Models to AI Apps
Nickie Louise
March 31, 2025
Stop chasing trends and start solving real customer problems
Nickie Louise
March 22, 2025
Amazon plans to lay off 14,000 managerial positions to save $3.5 billion annually
Nickie Louise
March 17, 2025
Will AI agents replace SaaS? Why the future is more complex than you think
Nickie Louise
March 17, 2025
Is Nvidia in Trouble? Tech giants are building their own custom AI chips to slash costs and break free
Daniel Levi
March 12, 2025
Top 10 tech acquisitions worth $100M+ in Q1 2025 (so far)
Nickie Louise
March 11, 2025
Fixing AI’s mistakes is becoming a growing side hustle for college grads and freelancers
Nickie Louise
March 11, 2025
Startup Idea Validation: 8 Proven Steps to Validate Your Business Idea Before You Waste Time and Money
Daniel Levi
March 1, 2025
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The Idea Validation Playbook: A Step-by-Step Approach
1. Spotting a Market Gap: Where’s the Opportunity?
2. Build a Core Hypothesis: Does Your Idea Solve the Gap?
How to do it:
What Success Looks Like:
Why It Matters:
3. Validate the Problem: Is the Pain Real?
4. Test Your Solution: Does It Win Over Existing Options?
5. Estimate Market Size: Is There Enough Demand?
6. Will People Actually Pay? Time for a Reality Check
7. Build a Quick MVP: Get It in Front of Users
8. Set a Kill Switch: Know When to Walk Away
How to do it:
What Success Looks Like:
Why It Matters:
Final Thoughts
Summary Table: Your Idea Validator Cheat Sheet
Coming Soon: The Startup Idea Validation Engine 🚀
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