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Why Re-Running an Idea Helps… Until It Doesn’t

We’ve been looking at a few patterns when founders use our Startup Idea Validation Tool. This one is interesting:

A small amount of iteration helps.
Too much iteration often signals a stall.

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Forward Progress by Iteration Count

(Number of validation runs and probability of moving the idea forward shown.)

1 run   ████    23%
2 runs  ████    23% 
3 runs  ██████  30%
4 runs  █       6%
5 runs  ██      11%

What’s Going on Here?

The initial run offers analysis and blind spots. A great first pass.

The second and third run tend to surface the constraint that actually matters. Something that was fuzzy comes into focus. That’s the point we see forward motion show up most often.

After that, things seem to stall…

What Iteration Looks Like When Progress Slows

Stalled founders are still refining, but the changes tend to be:

• small tweaks to the same core idea (wording shifts, rephrasing etc.)

The execution environment itself often stays the same, no forward movement occurs.

At that stage, attention stays centered on the idea itself, rather than on the surrounding decisions that would let it turn into action.

This seems to turn into a continuous loop of slightly iterating the idea, continually.

This maps closely to a feeling many founders may recognize:

When Iteration Does Lead to Action

Looking across ideas that move forward, the changes that tend to show up right before execution usually compress things for the founder.

Our data shows forward movement happens after tweaks like:

• shrinking the scope of the idea

• narrowing who the customer is

• shifting the idea to problem-first language

These moments help reduce complexity, and fewer open decisions make the next step easier to see.

The Takeaway

Iteration is useful when it resolves something meaningful.

Forward progress tends to follow moments where the decision space gets more constrained.

If you find yourself looping on an idea, maybe ask:

• What decision is still open?

• What would make the next step obvious?

• What would make this easier to act on?

   

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Aron Meystedt

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