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Market validation is a structured method to systematically verify customer needs, willingness to pay, and market potential before making product investments. It combines interviews, experiments, and prototype tests to validate assumptions. The goal is to enable early learning cycles, reduce risk, and support evidence-based product decisions for startups and…
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Market validation tests with real target users whether a problem, an offer, and a business model are viable.
The approach belongs to customer-centered venture practice and was popularized by Eric Ries’s Lean Startup principles; no single invention year is established.
Start with a falsifiable assumption. Talk to relevant people, observe behavior, or test a small offer. The useful signal changes the next decision: continue, adapt, or discard the assumption. Stated approval is weaker than repeated behavior or willingness to pay.
A concrete assumption about a problem, audience, or value is made testable.
Interviews, observation, or usage provide signals that support or weaken an assumption.
Learning leads to a change in problem, solution, audience, or model.
Market validation reduces the risk of investing in an irrelevant offer. It provides direction, not a guarantee of later market success.
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