Validation is a mirage
We need to validate the business viability of our ideas during discovery, not after.
Marty Cagan • INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (Silicon Valley Product Group)
... See moreI've consulted. I've done client work. I've advised. I've served on boards. I've invested. I've written books. I've spoken on the circuit. I've blogged for years.
I have to say, I've found no greater professional joy than working with a tight group of people to ship and support our own products. And for those products to find people willing to trade
Avoid this roadblock by building a product after you’ve verified there is a market.
Mike Taber • Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup
After building +40 apps over the last decade, I think the most valuable skill is an ability to correctly sequence the things that need to validated for the concept to work.
For example:
1. Users need to share the app X number times for the app to have a basis to grow
2. The shares then need to convert to downloads at X rate
3. Then, X% of users n... See more