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Discover Your Startup Stage

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Discover Your Startup Stage

Are you wondering "What do I do next?" Let's figure it out together. This quick quiz will pinpoint where you are in your startup journey - be it ideation, validation, MVP building, launch, growth, or investment - and then craft a custom plan for you.

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You're in the Ideation Stage

You're at the beginning of your startup journey with promising ideas that need validation.

In the ideation stage, you're exploring problems and potential solutions. Your main focus should be on understanding your target customers and validating that your idea addresses a real need they have.

This is an exciting time to explore possibilities, but you'll need to start gathering real-world feedback soon to ensure you're building something people want.

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Each startup stage has unique challenges and opportunities. Understanding where you are helps you focus on the right activities.

Ideation

Explore problems, brainstorm solutions, and form initial hypotheses. Focus: problem definition, market research, value proposition design.

Validation

Test key assumptions with real data. Focus: customer interviews, landing page tests, smoke tests, competitive analysis.

MVP Development

Build the simplest version that delivers value. Focus: feature prioritization, tech selection, prototype development.

Launch

Introduce your product to the market. Focus: go-to-market planning, marketing prep, analytics setup, onboarding flows.

Growth

Scale your user base and revenue. Focus: growth experiments, conversion optimization, retention, team expansion.

Investment

Secure funding to accelerate growth. Focus: pitch deck, investor research, financial projections, funding strategy.

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