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In this lesson, I'm going to take you
through how to validate your idea.
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This is important so that you don't
waste unnecessary time and money
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on a product that your audience
fundamentally doesn't want.
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Basically, you need to know if an idea
has legs before you do anything else.
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It's important that you don't
get obsessed with the way
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that you want your idea to be.
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You need to be willing to listen to
your market and iterate accordingly.
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If you want an easy win, just
make something that people
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want and give it to them.
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It can be that simple.
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The best validation for your product
is always going to be your first sale.
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Somebody pulling out their credit
card and saying, yes, give me that.
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But at this stage, you
just have an idea on paper.
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So now I want you to talk to around
20 people that would fit your target
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audience as per your customer personas,
and see if they think your product's
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a good idea to find these 20 people.
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You need to just go for it.
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Try and find people in your network
through friends, family, and colleagues.
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Even posting on Facebook, Twitter,
or Instagram goes a long way.
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Failing that you may need to
literally get out on the street
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or a cafe and just talk to people.
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Basically ask them if they'd purchase
your product and if they would, if
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they'd recommend it to a friend.
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And if not, why not?
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If the majority say yes, then
you're definitely onto something.
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I've attached a simple questionnaire
that you can use when conducting these
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validation interviews, so it starts
off as a little bit of a script.
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Hey there, Zach.
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I'm an entrepreneur developing
a new product idea, and I was
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wondering if I could quickly
ask you these five questions.
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The product is a reusable straw and
it's helping to reduce the impact of the
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waste from everyday disposable items.
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So here's a photo of the product.
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So first up I'm gonna ask,
would you purchase this product?
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If so, would you recommend it to a friend?
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If not, why wouldn't you purchase it?
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If you could change just one thing
about the product, what would it be?
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And any other feedback that you have
that could improve this product idea.
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Thanks so much for your time.
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I really appreciate your insights.
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So if nobody you speak to is
interested in your product, maybe
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you could tweak it a little.
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For example, with one of my first
blends of detox tea, I took them
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to my office and there were lots of
women that fit my target audience.
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They all loved it and wanted me to start
making it for them as soon as possible.
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And they're even messaging me
about it on Facebook all the time.
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So I knew that I was onto a winner.
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It's also a good idea to validate
your idea through researching
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existing products on the market.
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If there's already a really
high demand for your product in
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this area, that's a good thing.
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It means there are people who are
willing to buy a quick Google search
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and skim through social media.
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Hashtags should show you if there's much
demand for your idea or something similar.
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Again, you don't need to be
intimidated by your competition.
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There are things to learn from
them, and as long as you have a
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strong U V P, you'll stand out.
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You simply wanna know that there's buyers
out there and if so, where they are.
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So, as an action item for this
lesson, it's time to get out
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there and start talking to people.
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Don't miss this step just because it's
uncomfortable, because it's crucial.
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You might feel just like breezing
past this, but trust me, you are only
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gonna waste time and money this way.
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This is what I've done to
create multiple, extremely
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successful e-commerce businesses.
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So basically the action item is going
to be speaking to these 20 people I
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mentioned before about your favorite
idea doing some basic market research.
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And if the majority of these 20 people you
speak to would like to see a product in
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the market, then it's definitely something
you should continue thinking about.
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You can capture their responses on
the worksheet that we've provided.
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You can do it at parties, the
office cafes, bars, wherever
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your target market hangs out.
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It can even be over Skype.
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Whatever you have to do, make it happen
and don't waste time on this step.
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Find out a SAP if there's demand
for what your market wants.
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If people don't show interest and you
can't validate your idea, you need to
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keep working the idea or the UVP until
people start to respond positively.
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Now, it's always best to do this in person
and ideally even ask if you can film it,
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but if you can't for some reason or the
thought just petrifies you, the next best
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thing is to reach out to people online.
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You can even reach out via email
or on social media sites like
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LinkedIn, but there's definitely
nowhere near as good as in person.
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It might be just a facial expression that
they make, or their tone of voice that
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shows you how they're really feeling.
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So an easy alternative to validating
your product idea in person is
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by using the start and scale
community group on Facebook.
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So I've pulled up a couple of posts on
validation from some students, so we can
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look at a post from Louisana, for example.
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So she's written, Hey guys,
I'm still validating my idea.
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Would you be so kind as
to answer this survey?
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I promise it's short, and anyone
who sleeps in a bed can answer it.
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So keep it super simple and to the point.
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And these posts have tended to work
better if you include some kind of
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product photography to get people
interested in commenting on the post.
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And this particular post has
received over 41 comments.
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So it's clear that she's found
over 20 people to communicate
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with on validating her idea.
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So an example from another student in
the start and scale group is a student
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who is trying to validate an idea.
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That has been created for entrepreneurs.
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So this is a perfect chance to use
the group because the group is full of
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entrepreneurs and you'll be able to really
access people from your customer persona.
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So this is doing a really great job.
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So he's trying to validate the
idea of a foldable laptop stand
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box, as well as a nootropic teeth.
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So he's asked the group and he's said
that he'd love to hear your thoughts about
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those ideas and thank you in advance.
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And he has received over
49 comments on that post.
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And again, he made this post
extremely visual by using photos
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and mockups of his products.
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So it's really easy to get
our audience's attention.
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So those are a couple of ways
that you can lean on the founder,
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start and scale community to
help you validate your product.
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So I want you to note something
really important here.
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You should not spend money
on building your physical
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product until you validated it.
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It's very important to complete this
module in full before moving forward.
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So right now, I want you to go and
speak to those 20 people, capture
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their responses in the worksheet,
and I'll see you in the next lesson.
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