Startup idea validation - Do your checklist 👌

My checklist would be:

1. Define the problem in one sentence.
2. Identify who feels that pain most.
3. Talk to 20-30 potential customers.
4. Validate how they're solving it today.
5. Confirm they're willing to pay for a better solution.
6. Build the smallest possible MVP.
7. Measure usage before adding features.

Most founders start at step 6 and wonder why things fail.

That's actually why services like Foundersbar's Market Validation exist. A few weeks of customer discovery can save months of building the wrong thing.