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Validating There's a Market for Your Start-Up Product

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Created 10 years ago in Business / Getting Started

The little-known absolute #1 reason start-ups fail...there is no real market for the product. As simple as this sounds, over and over again founder's hunches are not validated early-on and start-ups fail as a result. This is a discussion of how to definitively quantify the demand and existence of a real market BEFORE you raise a dime.

Michael Downing

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Silicon Valley entrepreneur and start-up veteran - Founder of 7 killer tech companies since 1995, 3 acquired, 1 IPO - active advisor and angel investor in big ideas and passionate teams

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Michael is a pioneer of online entertainment years ahead of all the major networks. He was one of if not “the” first to develop made-for-internet programming. Bottom line one of the smartest people I know!

Source: LinkedIn Dennis Baker Aug 28, 2014

Michael is one of the most experienced Internet visionaries and entrepreneurs in the industry. I recommend him at the highest level as a valuable resource in the online marketplace.

Source: LinkedIn Tal Turner Aug 28, 2014

MD understands and has fine tuned radar of where the digital media industry is headed and the intersection of Internet, media players and that of content providers.

Too bad musicbank was ahead of its time by about 10 years.
GoFish should do just fine.

Source: LinkedIn Arman Khalili Aug 28, 2014

Michael and I worked closely as a team crafting the strategy and business plan, raising funds, and building GoFish from a few rough ideas into a company. Michael has a keen sense of the trends and directions in digital media.

Source: LinkedIn Ted Casey Aug 28, 2014