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Evidence-based thinking on market validation, founder strategy and startup intelligence.

9 articles

Trust What Customers Do, Not What They Say
Blog17 August 2026

Trust What Customers Do, Not What They Say

Sometimes there's a difference between what customers say they will do, and what they actually do

Five Business Ideas That Looked Wrong — Until the Market Proved Them Right
Blog14 August 2026

Five Business Ideas That Looked Wrong — Until the Market Proved Them Right

Five businesses that looked like they'd misjudged the market, but succeeded anyway

Five Businesses That Found the Market Signal — and Read It Completely Wrong
Blog13 August 2026

Five Businesses That Found the Market Signal — and Read It Completely Wrong

Businesses that thought they had a good idea, but failed

Customer Signals Are Messy: Why Startup Validation Needs More Than Asking People What They Think
Blog8 August 2026

Customer Signals Are Messy: Why Startup Validation Needs More Than Asking People What They Think

What customers do is often different from what they say...

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Blog7 August 2026

Find Your Niche... Or Make One

Sometimes you can't compete in a niche... in which case you need to create one

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Blog22 July 2026

When the Data Doesn’t Fit the Spreadsheet: Why the Best Market Signals Are Often Qualitative

The difficulties of assessing qualitative data

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Blog16 July 2026

The Era of ‘Move Fast and Break Things’ May Be Coming To An End

Speed to market may no longer be the key to success in the AI age

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Blog16 July 2026

Why Customers Struggle to Price Something They’ve Never Bought Before

People are generally pretty rubbish at judging the true value of something

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Blog16 July 2026

Is Your AI Idea Validator Looking for the Wrong Thing?

AI idea validators are not very good at validating ideas