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The Validate Your Startup Idea Program

The Validate Your Startup Idea Program

Iterative VC
Iterative VC
Closed 10 months ago

About the Program

Get US$10,000 in funding to test your startup idea in 6 weeks The program for people who have startup ideas – and need to know what to do next. Get funding, real customer feedback, and support from experienced founders, all in just 6 weeks. Apply by Wed 27 August. You’re asking yourself if your idea is good enough, but you don’t know how to get the answer. Or you’ve been working on your startup and you’re stuck on what to do next. If you’re asking yourself these questions, or doubting what you’re building, you’re likely missing a way to test your ideas. Most founders don’t need more motivation, they need a clear way to test whether their idea actually works. You bring the idea. We’ll help you figure out if people want it and whether it’s worth pursuing. The biggest regret we hear founders say all the time? “I should’ve tested my idea earlier.” Too many founders spend months—even years—building something no one actually wants. It’s a costly mistake. You don't have to make it. The Validate Your Startup Idea Program gives you the tools, structure, and support to run real experiments to figure out if your idea is worth pursuing. ## In 6 weeks, you’ll: Test your idea with real people Get US$10,000 to fund your experiments Talk to customers to learn what they really want Work with experienced founders who’ve been through it before Gain a repeatable process you can use every time you have a new idea ## What you’ll avoid: Wasting time and money building features no one uses Chasing growth without understanding why it happened (or how to do it again) Sitting on an idea because you're unsure if it’s “good enough” Falling in love with your own product before you’ve talked to your customers Burning out on something that was never viable to begin with