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Capture interest and validate demand with a landing page, email waitlist, and viral sharing mechanics.
Skip the interviews. Build the smallest thing that proves demand — a free micro-tool that solves 10% of the problem. Usage is validation. Behavior beats opinions.
Try the Validator →Build an engaged community while building product. Public roadmap, user surveys, and weekly updates.
Build minimum viable product with core feature. Simple auth, basic payment, first founding member payment.
Get real users using the product. Invite waitlist in batches, collect feedback, fix critical bugs.
Public launch with standard pricing. Product Hunt, grandfather founding members, press outreach.
Scale to 5k MRR. SEO optimization, content marketing, referral program optimization.
Scale to 50k MRR. Team expansion, enterprise features, API/integrations, international expansion.