Startups For the Rest of Us

Episode 628 | The 5 PM Pre-Validation Framework

Listen Later

In episode 628, join Rob Walling on a solo adventure where he dives into his newest framework. The 5 PM Pre-Validation Framework is a helpful way to evaluate different startup ideas through a set of criteria to gauge the size of the opportunity.

Want to download the PDF version the the 5 PM Pre-Validation Framework? Join the Startups For The Rest Us Mailing List, and we'll send you the link in the first email. Look for the orange email opt-in widget on the page.

Topics we cover: 
  • 3:37 - Why is it called The 5 P.M. Idea Validation Framework?
  • 4:06 - Problem
  • 6:23 - Purchaser
  • 8:17 - Pricing Model
  • 9:00 -  Market
  • 12:48 - Product-Founder Fit
  • 13:21 - Pain to validate the product
  • 13:59 - Evaluating two business ideas through Rob’s 5PM framework
    • Links from the Show:
    • SaaS Ideas to Build Right Now, Before Someone Else Does 
    • Jon Yongfook's Tweet
    • MicroConf Connect

      • If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please submit your question for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you.

      Subscribe & Review: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher

      ...more
      View all episodesView all episodes
      Download on the App Store
      Startups For the Rest of UsBy Rob Walling
      • 4.9
      • 4.9
      • 4.9
      • 4.9
      • 4.9

      4.9

      683 ratings

      More shows like Startups For the Rest of Us

      View all
      This Week in Startups by Jason Calacanis

      This Week in Startups

      1,264 Listeners

      a16z Podcast by Andreessen Horowitz

      a16z Podcast

      995 Listeners

      The SaaS Podcast - SaaS, Startups, Growth Hacking & Entrepreneurship by Omer Khan

      The SaaS Podcast - SaaS, Startups, Growth Hacking & Entrepreneurship

      179 Listeners

      The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch by Harry Stebbings

      The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

      509 Listeners

      Built to Sell Radio by John Warrillow

      Built to Sell Radio

      208 Listeners

      The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors by SaaStr

      The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors

      174 Listeners

      Founders by David Senra

      Founders

      1,816 Listeners

      Noah Kagan Presents by Noah Kagan

      Noah Kagan Presents

      902 Listeners

      Masters of Scale by WaitWhat

      Masters of Scale

      3,969 Listeners

      Y Combinator Startup Podcast by Y Combinator

      Y Combinator Startup Podcast

      207 Listeners

      REWORK by 37signals

      REWORK

      207 Listeners

      My First Million by Hubspot Media

      My First Million

      2,599 Listeners

      The Startup Ideas Podcast by Greg Isenberg

      The Startup Ideas Podcast

      181 Listeners

      Marketing Against The Grain by Hubspot Media

      Marketing Against The Grain

      352 Listeners

      Moneywise by Hampton

      Moneywise

      646 Listeners