50fold
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Startup ideas.

50Fold researches, brainstorms, and grades startup ideas. Helping you avoid pitfalls before wasting time.

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Startup ideas (active)
Active42%1. Problem and Ideal Customer
Problem interviews4 of 8
5/12 tasks · Product
Active67%2. Ideas Graded
Ideas graded, with the basis2 of 3
6/9 tasks · Product
Available0%3. Test Page for the Top Idea0/7 tasks · Marketing
Task chatWhich idea first?In objective 2. Ideas Graded
Which of the three ideas should I test first?
CofounderThe analytics one: 6 of 8 writers named the problem, and 3 already pay for a workaround.
ProductGraded B+: real pain, but two free rivals exist.
MarketingI’ll build its test page today and count the sign-ups.
Illustration of the 50Fold app, with example data
What 50Fold does

The work, done for you.

Here are a few examples of the work 50Fold can do for you:

  • Brainstorms ideas from your skills and what buyers already ask for.

    Product

  • Grades each idea, with the basis and what would raise or lower the grade.

    Product

  • Sizes the market for two or three ideas and compares them side by side.

    Finance

  • Finds who would pay, and where they gather.

    Sales

  • Recruits people for problem interviews and books the calls.

    Sales

  • Builds a test page for the top idea and counts the sign-ups.

    Marketing
How 50Fold does it

Methods, ranked for your company.

The 50Fold Method includes various proven methods. What is selected is based on its fit for your specific company.

  • Problem interviews

    A−

    Ten calls with the people who'd buy beat any report.

    First signal
    ~7 days
    Your tools
    Your calendar
    Your time
    10 calls, 20 min each
    Who does it
    50Fold books, you talk

  • Competitor teardown

    B+

    1,214 reviews of 23 tools show what buyers pay for and hate.

    First signal
    ~1 day
    Your tools
    None
    Your time
    5 min a week
    Who does it
    50Fold

  • Demand signals

    B

    Search and community threads show how often people ask for this.

    First signal
    ~2 days
    Your tools
    None
    Your time
    5 min a week
    Who does it
    50Fold

  • Smoke-test page

    B−

    Real sign-ups beat opinions, but the traffic costs money.

    First signal
    ~10 days
    Your tools
    A domain and a site builder, ~$15/mo, plus ads
    Your time
    10 min a week
    Who does it
    50Fold

Example grades. Yours will be tailored to your company.

50Fold Method next step

Demand validation

  1. Startup ideas
  2. Demand validation
  3. First customers
  4. Growth and retention
  5. Scaling and investment

Questions

Will it tell me if my idea will work?

It grades it: a grade, the basis for it, and what would raise or lower it. That's judgment, not a promise. Then it runs cheap tests, like interviews and a test page, so you decide on evidence.

I don't have an idea yet.

Start from what you know. 50Fold brainstorms ideas from your skills and from where buyers already pay and complain, then grades each one.

What happens once I pick?

50Fold suggests the next stage on the path, demand validation, so you test whether people will pay before you spend months building.

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