Founder Guides
Startup validation articles built for founders
Practical reading on validating startup ideas, reading market signal, sizing opportunities, and learning from real founder debates on Hacker News.
Validation
How to Validate a Startup Idea Before Writing a Line of Code
A practical validation workflow covering community signal, interviews, smoke tests, and competitor research.
Frameworks
Startup Idea Validation Frameworks Compared
A founder-friendly comparison of Lean Startup, JTBD, YC thinking, and IdeaCheck's community-signal approach.
Research
What Hacker News Tells You About Your Startup Idea
How to use HN discussions as signal without overfitting to a technical audience.
Timing
Market Timing: The Most Underrated Factor in Startup Success
A guide to evaluating whether the market is ready for your startup now, not just eventually.
Execution
How to Think About Technical Complexity When Evaluating a Startup Idea
A grounded look at hidden build risk, product scope, and whether your team can actually ship.
Case Study
YC Spring 2026 RFS: We Ran Every Idea Through IdeaCheck
A data-backed content series scoring all 10 Y Combinator Spring 2026 Requests for Startups ideas.