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Validation Is About Invalidation
- Validation cannot prove a theory; it can only reduce uncertainty by attempting falsification.
- Seek reasons your idea will fail rather than gather confirmations that it might work.
Actively Try To Disprove Assumptions
- Try to actively invalidate assumptions instead of hunting for confirming opinions.
- Build quick prototypes and test why people wouldn't buy or use your product.
Funding Blindness Sank A Food Marketplace
- Arvid's local food marketplace failed because external funding blinded the team to real customer needs.
- They never validated farmer workflows or convenient payment options, so orders always dropped off.