How do you validate your problem idea?

amanah alfian
33 replies
What's your best practice to check the customer problem? I usually take into in depth interview first

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Jocelyn To
Make a landing page and explainer video, and send it out for feedback. That's what I'm doing now with my new MVP. (Please check it out here if you're interested: https://mmntm.me/transtalks)
Sanat
Hirevire
Hirevire
Search for competitors. If none exist - then it's a huge red flag.
André J
Throw the spaghetti on the wall and see if it sticks 😬
André J
Talk to an expert voice on linkedin
amanah alfian
@sentry_co me too, usually approach expert on linkedin
Leon Wei
Read with Stars
Read with Stars
Launch it on product hunt and see if anyone pays for it? 😄
amanah alfian
@theleonwei hahahahaa, lol. I hope so, launch on product hunt and get the buyer market
Nick from FirstHR
Public release MVP or Beta. People lie too often in the interview.
amanah alfian
@nickanisimov I seee, yes quite difficult to find the honest one. What will you do to find someone who will honest give the feedback? or do you have minimum correspondent?
amanah alfian
@andrewdietekoki could you spill some part of your experience during validate the problem?
Sakshi Gahlawat
Analyze competitor offerings, quantify the problem, and seek expert opinions.
Alexandre Guérin
Asking on Reddit for tech product is quite helpful! For truly groundbreaking innovations, people don't imagine they need it and it's more complicated to assess. I doubt Apple conducted interviews with people when they released their first iPhone.
Sergey Firkin
Unfortunately, you can only test the product on real users.
Vladislavs Sprengels
Validate problem idea - Customer research & market analysis. 🔍
amanah alfian
@vladislavs_sprengels aah true, that end to end capturing product validate. do you usually do market share and market size analysis thoo?
Charlotte Chiang
Surveys & posting in relevant subreddits for feedback :)
Charlotte Chiang
@ammanahalfian I do! It's not the easiest place to be as a brand and I'm still getting used to rules of engagement, but it's incredibly good for real, honest feedback
Hashnimo
NoNext for YouTube
NoNext for YouTube
Just validate it by your own thoughts, and hope it validates in the real world.
amanah alfian
@hashnimo how to validate by our own thoughts usually?
Igor Lysenko
The best way to test a client's problem is to meet it as a client, using your application is an important part.
Boris N
AIStartupInsights
AIStartupInsights
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Phillip Butler
Validating your problem idea can be done through market research, user surveys, and prototyping - don't forget to test, iterate, and gather feedback along the way! 🚀
amanah alfian
@butler99_p wow, that's the whole journey validate problem idea. What do you think the most difficult one?
Tim Dierckxsens
What I find problemanting with problem validation is that, in many cases, the problem isn't the problem at hand. It is already a result of a deeper issue. Firstly I'd validate if the problem exists in the fist place by talking to others and see if they experience it. The 5 why's is a good way to dive in deeper. Secondly I'd create assumptions and validate if the problem is a real problem or not. Build measure learn principles are useful
Christos Karafeizis
talk to potential users. never build anything even a small MVP without validating the idea first.
Shajedul Karim
problem validation, a dance of curiosity, empathy and insight. it's less about confirming our initial hunch, more about exploring the reality of the people we hope to serve. deep-dive interviews? they're great. but let's not stop there. observe behaviors, they often speak louder than words. dive into their environment, their routines. what's frustrating? what's delightful? also, let's not forget the beauty of iteration. small experiments to test assumptions can yield profound insights. launch prototypes, seek feedback, refine. it's a dynamic, evolving process. so while validating, let's embrace uncertainty, celebrate learning and stay open to being wrong. because every step taken, every insight gleaned, it's all part of our journey to create something truly meaningful.
Andrew Diete-Koki
One of the most effective ways I found to validate or check users' problems is to monitor the journey while using your product. I recently integrated Hotjar into a product I'm working on. Using their video recording tool I could see first-hand the user's journey, what issues they had while using your product, etc. Opportunities can be: - Identifying user's pain points - Improvements needed - Validate some of your hypotheses - Learn user behavior and more This is asides from having sessions with customers and collecting feedback.
Emma Bailey
We hit the pavement and got into deep convos with potential users. Also did some good old fashioned surveying and beta testing.