Free startup idea validator
Answer 9 quick questions and get an honest score for your idea, your weakest spots, and the next three steps. No signup.
You clearly believe in the problem. Right now that score is mostly belief, not evidence from customers.
Your next three steps
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Put up a waitlist page in 10 minutes and see if strangers sign up. Free while in beta.
Launch a free waitlist pageHow the score works
Your score adds up five areas. Evidence from real customers weighs as much as how strong the problem is, because belief alone does not validate an idea.
Problem strength (30 points)
How often the problem happens, how much it hurts, and whether people already spend time or money working around it.
- How often do your target customers run into this problem?
- How painful is it when it happens?
- What do they use to deal with it today?
Evidence from customers (30 points)
Conversations you have had and, above all, whether anyone has offered to pay. Money counts double.
- How many potential customers have you talked to about it?
- Has anyone offered to pay for it?
Reach (20 points)
Whether you can name real people with the problem and know where they spend time online.
- Could you name 10 people who have this problem?
- Do you know where these people hang out online?
Founder fit (10 points)
Whether you have lived the problem or know the industry well enough to spot what others miss.
- What is your connection to this problem?
Market signal (10 points)
Competitors with paying customers prove people spend money here. Zero competitors is usually a warning, not a gift.
- Are there competitors?
How to validate a startup idea in four steps
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1. Talk to people who have the problem
Aim for 10 to 50 conversations. Ask about the last time the problem happened, not whether they like your idea. Track every call with its outcome, like the discovery call tracker does.
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2. Publish a landing page that promises the outcome
One headline, one benefit list, one signup form. See a live example waitlist page built in a few minutes.
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3. Get it in front of strangers
Share it where your customers already hang out, and list it in the public idea gallery for free traffic. A referral waitlist helps each signup bring the next.
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4. Ask for money
Signups are interest. Pre-payments are proof. When 40% of users say they would be very disappointed without your product, you are close to product-market fit.
Frequently asked questions
How does the startup idea validator work?
You answer 9 multiple-choice questions about the problem, your customers and the evidence you have collected. The tool scores five areas (problem strength, evidence from customers, reach, founder fit and market signal) and adds them into a score from 0 to 100, then suggests the next three steps for your weakest areas. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is stored.
Is this startup idea validator really free?
Yes. There is no signup and no email gate. You get your full score and next steps instantly.
What is a good score?
Above 75 means you have strong signals and should start asking for money. Between 55 and 74 is promising but needs more evidence. Below 55 means the idea is unproven, which is normal at the start. The fastest way to raise your score is to talk to potential customers.
Can a quiz tell me if my startup idea is good?
No quiz can predict success. What it can do is show how much of your confidence comes from evidence versus belief. The only real validation is strangers who have the problem signing up and paying.
How do I validate a startup idea for real?
Talk to at least 10 people who have the problem, publish a landing page that describes the outcome, measure signups from people you do not know, and ask the most interested ones to pre-pay. IdeaLaunchLab lets you run all of these steps for free.
Should I worry about someone stealing my idea?
Rarely. Ideas are easy to have and hard to execute. Most ideas die because nobody hears about them, not because someone copies them. Sharing early is how you get the evidence you need.