System Recommendation
Choose the validation plan that fits your current stage
Validate the direction first, then expand acquisition. The main differences between plans are validation rounds, reachable users, and automated follow-up.
If you have not started building the product yet, start with “Starter Validation”.
Finish the first round of validation first, then decide whether you need to move into collecting your first real users. That lowers decision pressure and avoids overbuying too early.
Best when you have not started building the product yet
Starter Validation
Find out whether this direction is worth continuing before you commit to building.
Best for people who are just starting validation and are not sure this direction deserves product investment yet.
If you skip this tier now, you miss the first structured validation round and a clear next-step judgment.
Best for first real users
Seed User Plan
Move from “this probably makes sense” to “real people are already responding to it.”
Best for people who already found a promising direction and now need their first real feedback and user list.
If you do not move up yet, you miss a larger reachable list and a steadier stream of user discovery.
Best for ongoing automated outreach
Auto Growth Plan
Turn validation, outreach, DMs, and follow-up into a continuous automated loop.
Best for people who want discovery, conversations, DMs, and follow-up to keep running automatically.
If you stay below this tier, you miss automated follow-up, ongoing conversion work, and consistently expanding reach.
Strong signal
Not a vanity reaction, but real pain
A user clearly shows that this problem is real and painful enough to keep discussing.
Valid conversation
Not small talk, but real follow-through
A user is willing to keep talking instead of stopping at a surface-level reply.
Reachable contacts
Not everyone, only the people worth contacting
The number of potential users that passed filtering and are worth putting into outreach.