Arun Agrahri
App Idea Validation Playbook

Startup 16 min read

App Idea Validation Playbook

Pre-Sell Before You Build

Stop building apps nobody wants. We analyzed 49 micro-SaaS founders from Starter Story to extract how they validated ideas before writing code. The frameworks that reduce startup risk to near zero.

  • How Do You Tell If Your Idea Is a Painkiller or a Vitamin?
  • Is Copying an Existing App a Valid Startup Strategy?
  • Where Do You Find Demand Signals Before Building?

Guide Map

  1. 1 How Do You Tell If Your Idea Is a Painkiller or a Vitamin?
  2. 2 Is Copying an Existing App a Valid Startup Strategy?
  3. 3 Where Do You Find Demand Signals Before Building?
  4. 4 How Do You Pre-Sell a Product That Doesn't Exist Yet?
  5. 5 Should You Validate by Building on an Existing Platform?
  6. 6 When Should You Kill a Startup Idea?
  7. 7 FAQ

Also includes Jump to a section: ยท Research Any Niche Before Building

95%

Micro-SaaS profitable in 12mo

80%

Average profit margin

2-4

Weeks to validate

$0

Cost to validate (most)