This sounds like something that'll work for me, thanks!

Good luck!

I'm targeting content creators. Trying to solve the media deplatforming issue. The problem reaching out to my audience regarding this is that majority don't realize all their audiences are the ones they've rented from the social media platform they're on. So I end up telling them the issue and how my solution is what they need for long-term sustainability. I'm not sure if that's the right way to validate my idea.

Whoa! So many people in this thread have recommended this book. I'll read it right away. Thanks!

Ah! It was something I wanted to try, will take this as a framework and try it out. Thanks!

Will give this a shot, thanks!

Good luck!

Agreed! I've been trying to reach out to content creators, but the problem is they mostly ignore since they get so many such requests. That's why I wanted to know how you get over it when your distribution is bad. Thanks for the suggestions!

I haven't read this book yet, just went through the summary in the link. Seems to be useful though, thanks for sharing!

It's a quick read - you can bang it out in two hours, and it's totally worth doing!

I typed out my idea on a Notion page, did market research, existing competitors, and all that. It looked quite promising to me. I included a small demo on my landing page as well. Maybe I should try reaching out to people with a better functional prototype. Thanks for the suggestion!

True, maybe I was allured by the Dropbox and Robinhood MVP story to attempt this. Is launching a functional MVP a better choice?

What worked years ago May no longer be as effective now. Just like banner ads were Wow in the early days, but now users tune them out

A MVP is just something that disproves the weakest assumption on your list.

If you're trying to prove a value proposition, I find that a survey works better than a landing page. PowerPoint decks work too. You can do something similar without being deceptive. Or you can just go to a subreddit of your target market and see what's popular or what people are complaining about.

Makes sense, will give it a shot. Thanks for the suggestion!

MVPs aren't a bad idea but you have to make sure you're doing then right. Have a target customer segment, have a clear objective, build the smallest version of your end goal that actually provides value but won't break the bank when you realize how much of it was actually wrong. Then listen to the complaints and feedback, cut out the parts that don't solve for a customer need and deliver another one. Rinse and repeat a few times and then put real effort into the things that you've identified as providing customer value. Don't feel bad about getting wrong, as long as you weren't excessively wasteful along the way.