Ebrahim-Khalil HassenEntrepreneur
What can I use to rapidly test my ideas?
Can I build a product in a week , weekend, day or even an hour? The question makes sense because it is always better to have something out in the wild and quickly. But, even though I know this: I struggle with moving from an idea to a product. Ideally, I would like to move really quickly through this process to test whether an idea matters or not. If you have any suggestions as to what apps, products, books, etc may assist in rapidly testing ideas I would be most appreciative. I am also answering this question below. (Update - 23 October 2017. Thanks. Keep the recommendations coming. I think I am going to try as many as I can over the next few weeks - will post updates below).
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- Louis de VaumasAutomation specialist · WrittenI’ve just built a product in 3 days using just Carrd and Typeform. I didn’t realized the power if Carrd before!Really solid quick site creator at a reasonable price point ($19/year)Ryan TrollFounder & CEO at Theory HQ · WrittenVery awesome rapid testing solution IMO. We use Carrd at our agency to help our clients get their concepts out of their heads and into the wild, fast. We've since moved over to Carrd 100% for this stage of product concept validation. Can't wait to see this powerful app grow over time.
- Ebrahim-Khalil HassenEntrepreneur · Writtenthere is a very useful pdf which discusses some criteria to choose between projects. amazingly, it is pay what you want.
- Ebrahim-Khalil HassenEntrepreneur · WrittenInteresting and important idea - build publicly and have someone to hold you accountable
- Ebrahim-Khalil HassenEntrepreneur · WrittenLook like a simple way to understand user flow on your app or website.
- Product Hunt released Ship for this exact use case too..
- Ebrahim-Khalil HassenEntrepreneur · WrittenThis provides a way to learn about validating an idea, and running experiments.
- Kunal Bhatiadesign @mercury · WrittenI'm a big fan of prototyping my ideas and using design sprints to validate how useful they are to potential customers / users. This approach helps you de-risk your idea fast. My go-to tool right now is Atomic, but there are lots of tools that may fit your needs. With Atomic, I'm able to prototype many types of, and sometimes complex interactions with very little effort.
- If you want to start playing with prototypes, I'd suggest having a look at Bubble for web apps.
- Lisa DziubaMaker & PMM. Built & Sold my startup 🦄 · WrittenYou can set up a pre-payment with Gumroad, so you can check if someone ready to pay for your idea :)
- I'd also suggest looking at Airtable if you want to look at prototyping something driven by a database, or a process which traditionally relies on spreadsheets.Evan PetrackInformation migration and management · WrittenSecond this recommendation of airtable - I'd personally suggest it above typeform for forms + capturing all that date into a usable, good-GUI database as opposed to Google sheets. Bring in the fact that airtable plays nice with IFTTT, then you've got some great automation capability ahead of you.
- Ish JindalFounder, Tars · WrittenIsh Jindal made this productYou do two primary things to test out your new product idea - 1. Tell people what you intend to do 2. Collect inputs/suggestions/feedback frim prospective users/customers Tars helps you create automated chat interface to tell your product story and gather data from users. Check this quick thing I set up with Tars to test out a new idea - www.sengro.com
- Anish MathewCurious about Apps and Cars · WrittenIf you are looking to solve problem with business processes through an app, Zoho Creator could be the best way to rapidly test and develop it.
- 2IndieDojoEbrahim-Khalil HassenEntrepreneur · WrittenThis looks like an awesome 6 day process. And they planning to stream the event.Ebrahim-Khalil HassenEntrepreneur · WrittenLooks like a good opportunity to get something done in six days. And the creators will stream the event.
- Leanstack by @AshMaurya and team is a useful process & tool (the lean canvas backed by a web app to help you manage the lean startup process) and an educational series. I'd highly recommend taking a look.
- You need somewhere to keep all the insights! So I'd heartily suggest Milanote as a home for all you research and concepts.