Validate Demand With a 'How Do You Currently Solve X' Tweet
Validate Demand With a 'How Do You Currently Solve X' Tweet is a social & short-form tactic for getting your first users: Before or during a launch, post a question asking how people currently handle the problem, using the discussion to prove the gap exists.
It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for founders testing a new idea publicly. As a social & short-form play, plan for low effort and expect results to show up quickly, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.
- Channel: Social & short-form
- Best for: founders testing a new idea publicly
- Effort: Low
- Speed: Fast
- Sources: 1 linked primary source(s)
Why does social & short-form work for this?
It both validates the need and primes an audience that's now thinking about the problem you solve.
The exact steps (4)
The full step-by-step this founder ran, what they posted, where, and in what order, plus the watch-outs, is part of the library.
Sources
- Source — IndieHackers · indiehackers.com