>Lesson learned: Newsletter- or Beta-signups from your landing page is NOT the same as validation for you idea.
Sure, Beta and Newsletter signups are not full validation for your ideas. But the reality is that you'll never get full validation.
For those who are looking to take the plunge and quit their job, or are deciding which project to work on, a simple test like this can be used as a proxy for demand.
Just because people click sign up on your landing page doesn't mean your product will succeed. But it is infinitely more indicative than just guessing.
If you're going to do a startup, you're going to shoot and miss several times before you succeed. I've been there before. But having Beta signups at least shows you're aiming in the right direction.
Sure, Beta and Newsletter signups are not full validation for your ideas. But the reality is that you'll never get full validation.
For those who are looking to take the plunge and quit their job, or are deciding which project to work on, a simple test like this can be used as a proxy for demand.
Just because people click sign up on your landing page doesn't mean your product will succeed. But it is infinitely more indicative than just guessing.
If you're going to do a startup, you're going to shoot and miss several times before you succeed. I've been there before. But having Beta signups at least shows you're aiming in the right direction.