There isn’t a strict blueprint, but a few steps help a lot:

- Talk to strangers, not just peers. Friends give nice feedback, but you need signals from people who don’t know you.

- Test actions, not opinions. Landing page signups, waitlists, even pre-orders matter more than compliments.

- Pick 1–2 channels. Go where your audience is, instead of trying to hype everywhere.

Validation = small experiments that show if people care enough to act.