Customer discovery interview questions that don't lead the witness
I used to walk out of customer interviews convinced everyone loved my idea. Turns out I was asking the questions wrong. Here are the customer discovery interview questions I trust now.
Read more →Why founders fall in love with bad ideas, and how to avoid building something nobody wants
I fall in love with my own ideas as fast as anyone. Here is how I try to avoid building something nobody wants, before it costs me a year.
Read more →How I learned to validate a startup idea before building it
I had a successful exit and still almost chased the wrong idea next. This is the simple loop I use now to validate a startup idea before writing a single line of code.
Read more →AI startup validation tool: can AI actually validate your idea?
I wanted this tool to exist for years. Here is what an AI startup validation tool actually does, how it beats a chatbot, and how to use one without fooling yourself.
Read more →Welcome to the Ventropolis blog
Why I am writing in the open about startup validation, and what you can expect from this blog.
Read more →Put your assumptions to the test.

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