Use This PROVEN Formula to Validate Your Next Startup Idea

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@JC-jz6rx 9 ай бұрын

curse of the audience is spot on, you see it so often in game development and devlogs. where often the audience is very supportive and encouraging. The dev then continues building their game and getting wishlists only to see maybe 5% of actual sales. as people we want to support others. we arent generally evil. but this can backfire when trying to find product market fit. Edit: btw rob do seats run out for premium options for micoconf connect? ive been following your work for a while and own a couple of your books and like your no BS approach to things. Your books have value and so do your recommendations. extra edit: too late i applied : )

@sid06 9 ай бұрын

Definitely a video I will be coming back to. Thank you for compiling all the details into a single piece.

@MicroConf 8 ай бұрын

Happy to be of help 🙂

@teweraijanda2994 9 ай бұрын

Rob I have to tell you, you are doing God's work.. Thank you.

@MicroConf 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate you watching :)

@leadgenjay 9 ай бұрын

When validating, founders should also analyze the sales cycle length of their SaaS product. Shorter sales cycles can indicate a quicker path to revenue, which is crucial for bootstrapped startups.

@FilledStacks 9 ай бұрын

this is really awesome. I've been looking for good definition of validation. I like the idea that validation is the process of understanding how you'll acquire all future customers. Very well put.

@MicroConf 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@RyanHemlock 9 ай бұрын

Incredible content! And I loved the book recommendations at the end. Keep the recommendations coming!

@MicroConf 9 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@edh9500 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for clear details and valuable action points. Glad I found your content.

@quintenkamphuis 2 ай бұрын

Really good stuff!!

@sioncamara7 6 ай бұрын

2 hours: 5P.M. framework and SEO research 20 hours: conversations and/or building landing pages 200 hours: building MVP

@A.24.000 2 ай бұрын

Amazing! Have u ever offered a survey right on the landing page to accomplish what u would in the follow up contact? Some great AI tools out there to mimic interviewing, though of course never as good as contact.

@MicroConf Ай бұрын

I haven’t. In this early stage, I’d always prefer to have as many real conversations with potential users as possible.

@Ankathete-Marc Ай бұрын

Hey. Thank you so much for your insights. I have been building my MVP now for 3 months, since I love building products. It is exactly what you are saying but I validated far too little. What would you recommend doing now since I already have the MVP?

@danieltannor6647 4 ай бұрын

Any good resources to learn keyword research for validation?

@MicroConf 2 ай бұрын

We have an entire module on this inside of our new course (www.saaslaunchpad.co). Outside of that, the broader content that Ahrefs puts out on KZbin is really well done.

@techwithmatheusmello 9 ай бұрын

Great video as always

@MicroConf 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching

@caiokaspary1 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the content Robin!

@MicroConf 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@qutaibabs1 6 күн бұрын

Rob you should show us a to implementation this

@nat.serrano 9 ай бұрын

What do you use for keyword research? Trends? Similarweb? Ahref?

@MicroConf 8 ай бұрын

I’d start with Ahrefs.

@Greg_Chase 9 ай бұрын

Having coded new products before talking to customers, and found low acceptance after months of coding, Rob's method and advice are much more important than any part at the beginning of a new venture. The wasted time and frustration of 'this is such good code, we've created such a great product' then finding out we lack the marketing chops to rescue it - really disheartening. It's emotionally destructive. It's like when your favorite family dog passes. Or your grandmother. If you have deep knowledge of marketing and you create a MASSIVE number of leads, and you can convert a percentage (1%, 2%, 3%) to sales, then MAYBE you can salvage a product that really isn't a "MUST-HAVE" product. But you're far better off NOT BUILDING a product that takes too much effort to sell. The Apple Lisa computer was a dud. The Apple Newton was a horrific failure. Don't do that. What Rob is saying will help you keep sane. Make sure before you start working that people are gonna BUY it. You can run a small ad online, meet people in person, go to a conference attended by people in that industry, etc. "Don't code. Talk first." .

@MicroConf 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the support!!!

@deborahrose7047 6 ай бұрын

Can you do a video about your fiancial models, ie how much to reinvest, how much to pay staff, how to take money out of the business

@frenches1995 8 ай бұрын

Can you do a Video about your 5PM validation strategy?

@Scatyah 3 ай бұрын

Not a video but he mentions he talks about the framework at episode 628. It is mentioned at 5:20 mark of this video.

@caseyspaulding 2 ай бұрын

Do the first customers pay? Or free?

@MicroConf Ай бұрын

It depends. Sometimes they are willing to pay based on what you’ve built. Other times, you may want to offer a limited discount to those early users.

@caseyspaulding Ай бұрын

@@MicroConf Thanks!

@Bestirons 4 ай бұрын

How can I target podcasters? People with their own podcast? All the ad experts are telling me it's not possible. Should I just mail a bulk of them?

@Qsilk 3 ай бұрын

yes just reach out to them and start with smaller ones

@MicroConf 2 ай бұрын

Most podcasters have a contact email on their podcast website. You should know that podcasters often get a lot of subpar outreach email, so take time to craft a solid email. Also, I would try to find where pockets of podcasters hang out online (FB groups, reddit, etc) and immerse yourself there to grow your network.

@denizcirpan 9 ай бұрын

Currently, do you invest early stage SaaS companies which has enough MRR?

@MicroConf 8 ай бұрын

I do invest in B2B SaaS companies through my accelerator, TinySeed. You can find more at tinyseed.com/.

@artech4910 9 ай бұрын

Couldn't be more timely. I am always thinking of ideas, but lose steam quickly. I recently had an idea since my sister was having a very acute problem as a product marketer (one I also have faced around competitor analysis) We briefly discussed an idea but I realized I was slowing down. I was trying to build it in one platform, then another, or code manually. I realized the reason I'm jumping around: I don't actually know what I'm building. Instead it's worth the time to actually talk to her, and people in our mutual networks to actually validate the idea first.

@MrLucky-wy6db 9 ай бұрын

Hi Rob, I bought your book and signed up for MicroConf but haven’t heard anything for over a month.

@MicroConf 9 ай бұрын

Hey there! Thanks, I hope you've enjoyed the book! We are adding folks into MicroConf Connect on a rolling basis. We'll reach out as soon as your application is at the top of the list.

@MrLucky-wy6db 9 ай бұрын

I did enjoy the book! My first business was a physical product that was very heavy on VC. We did great things in major retail and with Fortune 500 companies but the debt was often too heavy. I decided to bootstrap my new SaaS company and found you as a resource and am eager to learn more!