Idea Validation Test: Results of our Customer Interviews. Now What?

Aron Meystedt
December 19, 2025

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Aron here.
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Before we dive in, here’s your Weekend Idea Challenge:

In one tight sentence, write the problem you are solving for your customer
List why you are the right person to help them (resources, knowledge etc.)
List 5-10 people that fit your target customer profile
Reach out, briefly, and find out if they’d pay for your solution

And, if you want to quickly mockup your idea, do it for FREE at Base44.
It might be nice to have a demo for those 5-10 people.

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Ok, here we go…

Validation Results

On Monday, this newsletter voted to select an idea we want to validate in the domain name space. The idea you selected was:

A real time data feed that shows when demand has shifted for specific domain names.

We wanted to make a Bloomberg Style data analysis site so domain owners could price their domains accurately.

I put this idea in front of several domain portfolio holders, and the feedback was surprising…

All of the conversations went exactly like this:

Interesting idea but the bigger problem is liquidity. Raising prices on events and if there is no bridge to buyers that is effective, then nothing really moves the needle on a transaction.

- Paul. I sold his domain name MutualFunds.com years ago.

This doesn't stand out as something that I would need or use… I need to sell more domain names.

- Larry. Owner of thousands of domains collectively worth 8-figures+ USD.

🤔 Hmm. I’m surprised. This sounded like a really cool idea. Right?

Where we went wrong… and the gold we found!

We started from: “Wouldn’t this be a really cool product?”
Which means we were in love with the idea, not the problem or the customers.
We talked to customers and realized this idea isn’t solving anything.
And we learned what the REAL problem is: Liquidity. They simply want to sell more names!

A data analysis site doesn’t help bring them more buyers, which is what they need.

The idea that came in SECOND-PLACE might be worth pursuing!

Real Time Domain Demand Signals
Quick Liquidity Market with Investor Buyers
Curated Domain Name Marketplace
Domain Ownership and Verification Layer for Marketplaces
Domain Name Investment Fund

If we can bring cash-ready buyers to the table, this would be a marketplace worth building.

When building a two-sided marketplace, one side is usually more motivated than the other. In our case, domain owners are motivated.

I see this often…

One of our readers, Tane, had a marketplace idea which matched private investigators with those wanting to hire them.

We were catching up this week, and he updated me on his idea:

I had over 1000 agents waiting for me to create the website platform, but very little clientele....

The lesson?

👍 You have to go out and talk to customers to uncover demand. Your assumptions can lead you down the wrong path.

🤖 Drop this prompt into Base44 and grab your mockup so you can start the conversation. Replace the info in brackets with your own idea. 👇

I am proving demand for a new startup. My startup idea is [in 2 sentences, write your startup idea here] and the target audience is [in 1 sentence, describe the audience]. This helps solve the problem of [in 1 sentence, write the problem you are solving here].
Please create a landing page with visual appeal and images that match this market we are entering. My goal is to collect emails of interested customers, so I can further validate demand. Prominently place an email capture form on the site, so we can reach out to interested people and continue the conversation.

👉 Drop the prompt here: Base44

See you next week.

💡 Reach out if you’re working on an idea and you’re stuck. Happy to discuss (for free).

Aron Meystedt

Chief Data Nerd at ValidatorAI.com

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