You wrote elsewhere that you validate within the first four weeks. How exactly do you do that? What if you have no Twitter following or very little social media presence? How can you get people to listen to you and say yes/no?
I’ve tried micro startups in the past. I build a landing page, get Google AdWords, maybe put out a post on Reddit or HN, and then…nothing. No signups, no comments. Maybe I’ve just picked the wrong ideas, but I can’t even get people to say “this is bad.” Just silence.
Seems easier when you’ve already built some clout and have a following. But also seems like I’m doing something wrong.
Do you have a specific example of how you did it? A link that you can share?
When I see a potential problem, see if I can solve it. See if it's already being solved, if not I pitch the idea to few people. If at least 50% got excited. I pick this idea to build.
You can find problems in your day to day life. Travelling is another way of discovering new problems. Every problem is not worth building a solution for. Only the burning ones with business potential.
Back in 2019, it was easy to recommend to fellow travelers as an accurate source of information. Not so much, now.
I'm sad to see that it funnels users away from official government sites. eg, a US citizen traveling to India is eligible for a cheap e-Visa which generally issues in ~72 hours here:
https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html
The big green "APPLY FOR VISA" button on visalist sends traffic to iVisa.com, which is much less useful.