idea validation

Entrepreneur: How to Know If Your Business Idea Will Actually Work (Free Webinar)

Free Entrepreneur session on validating a business idea before spending money building it.

Why I recommend it: Validation before building is the single cheapest business lesson available. Bring one real idea and test it against what they lay out.

How to Assess the Potential of Your Business Idea

Entrepreneur's framework for pressure-testing a business idea before you spend money on it: demand, differentiation, cost, and timing.

From the site: Ask yourself these questions before you start fundraising.

Why I recommend it: Start here before anything else. If the idea cannot survive these questions on paper, it will not survive your savings.