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Startup ideas, validated.

Practical guides for solo founders building with AI — how to find ideas worth pursuing, validate them cheaply, and turn them into real businesses.

15 Claude Code project ideas with real buyers. Each links the public thread describing the pain, plus a copy-paste first prompt and a test for this week.

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Updated 11 min read

The Mom Test, Rewritten: 20 Validation Questions That Don't Lie

20 customer validation questions based on the Mom Test's core rule — ask about past behavior, not future intentions — plus the 5 questions that always produce false positives.

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Updated 12 min read

50 Startup Ideas for Students (No Capital Required)

50 realistic startup ideas for students — each fits a class schedule, costs under $100 to test, and can be validated on campus in a weekend.

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Updated 8 min read

How to Come Up With Startup Ideas: A Practical Framework

Staring at a blank page? Use this four-part framework to generate startup ideas from your own skills, problems, and unfair advantages — and filter them down to one worth building.

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Updated 8 min read

Startup Idea Validation Checklist: 12 Points Before You Build (Free)

A free 12-point startup idea validation checklist that turns 'I think this is a good idea' into evidence — covering problem, market, distribution, and monetization in one afternoon.

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Updated 9 min read

10 Startup Ideas You Can Validate This Weekend

You don't need months of research to test a startup idea. Here are 10 realistic idea directions you can start validating with real customer evidence in a single weekend.

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Updated 10 min read

12 Micro-SaaS Ideas for Solo Founders in 2026

Micro-SaaS is the most realistic path to a software business that pays you a salary. Here are 12 micro-SaaS idea directions for solo founders, why they work, and how to pick yours.

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Updated 9 min read

How to Validate a Startup Idea Before You Quit Your Job

Quitting to work on an unvalidated idea is how founders burn their savings. Here's a staged validation process that produces real evidence — while you're still employed.

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