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The three-gate validation checklist

Use this before you apply, or at any stage of your venture. Tick what you can prove with evidence, not what you believe.

Gate 1 · Pain

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☐I can state the pain in one sentence, in my buyer's words.☐I have held at least 3 documented conversations with real buyers (5 if I have no customers yet).☐Each conversation is logged: date, who, what they said, in their own words.☐I wrote down what I expected to hear before each conversation.☐I know what answer would prove the pain is not real.

Gate 2 · Commitment

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☐A buyer has taken a real step toward buying: paid, signed, or committed in writing.☐I can show the record: an invoice, a contract, or a payment record.☐I can name which earlier finding led to it.☐I know who did not commit, and why.

Gate 3 · Path

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☐I have tested willingness to pay with buyers, not guessed it.☐I have estimated the size of my buyer segment and can name the source.☐I have written down the margin logic.☐I have a six-month plan with the next three tests.☐I know the one assumption that could break the plan.

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