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Leveraging reporting and analytics is key to a successful prelaunch campaign. By understanding and applying the data from the campaign,...
Dec 31st, 2023
Discover additional essential tools and resources to design landing pages that convert! This guide includes bonus materials to help elevate...
Dec 21st, 2023
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Dec 20th, 2023
Free tool: Turn your validation milestones into a schedule with the Launch Calendar Generator.
Dec 19th, 2023
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Dec 19th, 2023
Fonts and colors on a landing page, a fancy way to say “how to dress your webpage to impress.” These...
Dec 19th, 2023
It’s time to delve into the role of Mock-ups and Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) on the validation process. We’ll demystify...
Dec 18th, 2023
Ok - so maybe you don’t have a fortune to spend on Facebook or Google Ads. Don’t worry. You can...
Dec 18th, 2023
Google Ads have proven time and time again to be a valuable tool in the startup validation toolkit. Google Ads...
Dec 17th, 2023
If you have money to spend on validating your startup then you are going to want to invest some of...
Dec 16th, 2023
The goal of this post is to walk you through the activities you are going to try in order to...
Dec 15th, 2023
Engaging trusted peers can be a crucial first phase of startup validation. While this in itself may not lead to...
Dec 14th, 2023