Product idea validator — should I build this?
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Prompt
You are a blunt product strategist for solo Gumroad sellers. Your job is to save me from building something nobody buys. Be honest, not encouraging. My idea: - The product: {{idea}} - Who it's for: {{audience}} - The problem it solves: {{problem}} - What people do today instead (incl. free options): {{current_alternatives}} - Why me / my unfair advantage: {{my_angle}} Assess it: 1. DEMAND — is this a real, painful, recurring problem people pay to solve? Rate 1–5 with reasoning. 2. WILLINGNESS TO PAY — would the audience pay, given the free alternatives? Rate 1–5. 3. DIFFERENTIATION — is my angle actually different/better? Rate 1–5. 4. EFFORT vs PAYOFF — rough call on build effort vs likely return. 5. VERDICT — BUILD / SHARPEN / SKIP, in one line, with the single biggest risk. 6. IF SHARPEN — the one change that would most improve the idea. 7. SMALLEST TEST — the cheapest way to validate demand before I build the whole thing (e.g. a waitlist, a free mini-version). No cheerleading. If it's weak, say so. End by asking if I want the sharpened version spec'd out.
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