AI coding is leverage, not validation
AI can generate code, UI, database migrations, and tests. It cannot prove a buyer will switch or pay.
Killer Idea
Before AI codes the app, make sure the idea deserves to exist.
AI coding is serious leverage for startup founders, but leverage on a weak idea only wastes time faster.
What founders should test first
Test the buyer, painful workflow, current workaround, price sensitivity, and first distribution channel.
App idea validation checklist
Can you name the buyer, painful moment, current alternative, buying trigger, MVP scope, and believable acquisition wedge?
When to build an MVP
Build after you have enough signal that the MVP answers a real pain and has a path to users.
FAQs
Do AI coding tools prove demand?
No. They prove you can build a version; they do not prove buyers care.