... mine " over "who won today." A few of these are already in the dashboard I'm building: median votes/comments by category and comment-to-vote by category are done, and I just started capturing early-traction curves (first hours vs final) this week. Best-day-by-category and niche-hunter consistency are next. The category-specific angle is the right call global medians hide the real bar. Great list, thank you. Comment from M. M. Carvalho(@m_m_carvalho): @hosseinyazdi ... ... substantive column right next to coverage, on the same denominator so the gap is impossible to miss. It uses exactly the crude signals you named: whether the reply carries a link or a number, and its length versus

... posted about this on our newsletter ( https://ideatbd.com/ ): The $0 Validation Script Step 1: Pick a friend Not your cofounder, not your mom - someone who might actually have the problem your idea solves. Step 2: Ask these 5 questions (Ask them casually, like you're just curious - not running a user research lab.) 1. Can you walk me through the last time you did [X]? 2. What was the hardest or most annoying part about it? 3. What ... ... from Cristian Stoian Urzica(@cristian_stoian_urzica): I agree. But searching for something that's already validated and make it better saves more time Comment from Karan Arora (@gamifykaran): In late 2023, we started our startup journey and answered 9

... been working on a product for podcasters and while I m excited about the idea, it s been tricky to consistently connect with the right people for feedback. I ve tried a few things: replying in niche communities, asking questions on Reddit, and even testing out some cold outreach. A couple of early chats helped shape my thinking, but it s been tough to keep the momentum going. Would love to hear how others approach this stage: What channels ... ... same boat, just trying to figure it out. Don't lose sight of the fact that caring is what matters most. Comment from Karan Arora (@gamifykaran): Recently I write about our 0 to $$ journey, i hope it helps: 9

... automation and AI without fully validating if their customers actually need it. We spent a lot of time talking to businesses drowning in manual email workflows before deciding to build GoodGist because while AI automation sounds great, the real question was: Would companies actually change their existing processes? For us, market validation came from talking to potential customers and hearing the same frustrations over and over: We spend too much time manually extracting data from emails. That s when ... ... quite frustrating at that moment, and we ended up wasting couple of weeks just deciding!! Then we decided to create a simple questionnaire to evaluate and validate our ideas, and it worked for us By answering these 9