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How to Validate an App Idea in 2026 (Customer Interviews, Landing Pages & Reddit)

Varun Mayya Free Beginner India

How to Validate an App Idea in 2026 (Customer Interviews, Landing Pages & Reddit)

An Indian founder and YouTuber walks through validating an idea with a mix of interviews, landing pages, and community posts, aimed at the way most people build now that AI tools make shipping cheap. Useful if you want a modern, India-facing take that assumes cheap building and still insists you talk to real users first. A good reset for founders tempted to skip interviews because building got easier.

  • Cheaper building tools have not changed how much interview signal you need before committing.
  • Combine interviews with lightweight tests like landing pages, do not rely on either alone.
  • Online communities can supply interview subjects faster than cold outreach.
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It answers 2 questions

  1. How many customer interviews do I need before I trust the signal?
  2. What are the questions that quietly ruin an interview by leading the person to the answer I want?

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