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How To Validate A Startup Idea Before You Build It

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Most founders build first and think later. That is why many startups fail.

The twins talk with Ohad Shaked, a founder and investor who has been building startups for over 20 years and now helps founders validate ideas and build real businesses with ThinkUp.

We talk about how to validate a startup idea step by step, how to talk to customers and get real feedback, how to get your first customers, common startup mistakes founders make, what investors look for in early stage startups, and why distribution is more important than product.

  • Validation
  • Customers
  • Investing

Guest

Ohad Shaked

Co-founder & CEO, ThinkUp

A third-generation entrepreneur who helped build 888.com into a billion-dollar public company, then spent roughly 15 years running his family office and investing. He later co-founded Israeli mobility startup Thinkz, and now leads ThinkUp, which he calls the world's first digital accelerator — designed to stress-test a founder's idea before they burn a year and a seed round building the wrong thing.

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