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Use this skill to test whether an idea is worth pursuing before building it, or to find an idea in the first place: 'is this a good idea,' 'should I build this,' 'pressure test my idea,' 'how do I know anyone wants this,' 'I don't have an idea yet,' 'do it by hand first,' 'concierge MVP,' 'go/no-go,' or 'how big is this market.' Designs the cheapest test, scores the evidence with a script, and returns a dated verdict. Not for choosing what form to build (use is-this-an-app) or for getting customers after a go (use first-customers).

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# Validate

Find out whether strangers will pay for this, as cheaply as possible. The goal is to fail fast, not to confirm what the founder already believes.

```
find   →  pressure-test  →  design       →  run            →  verdict
(no idea  (is the idea      (cheapest       (the founder      (score the
 yet?)     coherent?)        test of the     does this)        evidence)
                             biggest gap)
```

Most founders want the verdict without the evidence. Route them back to the earliest stage they have not finished.

## Step 0: Context
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