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Useful Resources for Testing and Developing Business Ideas
Books
Testing Business Ideas
David J. Bland & Alexander Osterwalder
A step-by-step guide to quickly test and validate business ideas.
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
Focuses on how to build businesses by validating ideas with minimal resources.
Value Proposition Design
Alexander Osterwalder
Learn how to create products and services that customers really want.
Silent Spring
Alexander Osterwalder
The book inspires the implementation of environmental innovations and fosters a stronger reputation among conscious consumers, which can be an advantage in today’s business environment.
Internet domain
Story of Alina Morse & Zolli Candy
Story of Camilla Hesslund Larstein & Lix
Story of Joel Hellermark & SANA
Revolutionising the Music Industry: The SoundCloud Story
Bill Gates on reading
What is Disruptive Innovation?
Story of Markus Villig & Bolt
The UN’s sustainable development goals in an EU context
Home - Kalundborg Symbiosis
Roadmap to decarbonising European cars
What Is Social Sustainability?
What is a Certified B Corporation? Here’s What You Need to Know
Most startups will NEVER become a Unicorn
How to validate your startup idea in 6 easy steps
What is a Minimum Viable Product?
What is Total Addressable Market (TAM)?
How two strangers set up Dropbox and made billions
The Golden Circle
How Patagonia Became The Most Reputable Brand In The United States
Tesla Mission and Vision Statement
Describing the Volvo brand in one word is easy: Safety
Create a brand like Apple's by asking these simple questions
Podcast & Case Studies
How I Built This
Podcast featuring stories of entrepreneurs who tested and validated their ideas early, offering insights on how they turned concepts into successful businesses.
The Lean Product Playbook
Focuses on product-market fit and idea validation stories from successful startups.
Dropbox Case Study
Read about how Dropbox validated its idea through a simple explainer video before building the product.
TED talks
Short lectures where experts share ideas on science, technology, art, business, and society, each lasting up to 18 minutes to present “ideas worth spreading.”
Your Entrepreneur Podcast
A raw podcast about entrepreneurs’ downturns and bumps in the road.
Video
YouTube
RAGS to RICHES | 5 Inspirational SUCCESS STORIES From People Who Started With NOTHING.
Idea Validation Templates
Business Model Canvas
A downloadable template for mapping out and validating your business model assumptions.
Lean Canvas
Focuses on key assumptions like problem, solution, and customer segments. Great for early-stage validation.
Riskiest Assumption Canvas
Validation of your riskiest assumptions as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Miro Templates for Idea Validation
Free online templates for creating an Idea Validation Board.
Crowdfunding Platforms for Early Validation
Kickstarter
Test customer interest and validate product demand by pre-selling your product.
Indiegogo
Another platform to gauge interest and get early funding from potential customers.
GoFundMe
Fundraising platform that can also be used for validating demand for community-driven projects.
Make a loan, change a life | Kiva
Nordic Startup Awardss
Competitor Analysis Tools
SimilarWeb
Analyze competitor websites to understand market positioning and customer engagement.
Ahrefs
Helps you see how competitors are performing in organic search and where there’s a gap in the market.
Morningscore
SEO tool designed to simplify search engine optimization (SEO) management, especially for beginners and small to mid-sized businesses.
Real-Time Feedback Platforms
Reddit Entrepreneur Community
Engage in discussions and get feedback on your business ideas.
LinkedIn Groups
Join groups such as “Startup Specialists” or “Product Development” to test and discuss your ideas with professionals.
Facebook Groups
Join niche groups related to your industry for informal feedback from real users.
Market Research Resources
Statista
Access market reports and statistics to validate market size and competition.
Google Keyword Planner
Use to assess the popularity and demand for your product/service by analyzing keyword search volumes.
Nielsen
Understanding customer preferences and product performance across various industries.
Euromonitor International
Getting detailed market research reports on industries and regions worldwide.
MVP Developement Tools
Unbounce
A platform to create landing pages and test customer interest with minimal effort.
InVision
Design and share clickable prototypes to test your product concept before development.
Mixpanel
A product analytics tool that tracks user interactions and events in web or mobile apps.
Customer Research Platform
SurveyMonkey
Great for sending surveys and gathering insights from your target audience.
Qualitrics
Creating custom research projects, such as consumer behavior studies, product testing, and customer satisfaction surveys, with real-time reporting and insights.
UserTesting
Provides feedback from real users on your product prototype or service idea.
Facebook Ads
Testing market interest by driving traffic to a landing page or pre-launch website.
Hearken
Hearken is a social impact consultancy that uses the power of engagement to impact and influence systems for the public good.
Validation Tools
Google Forms
Free tool to create surveys and gather feedback from potential customers.
QuickMVP
Creating of landing pages and running ad campaigns to validate your product idea.
LearnStack
Mapping out key aspects of your business idea and validate each with experiments.
Miro
Online whiteboard to create customer personas, validate customer needs, and plan your Idea Validation Board.
Carbon Accounting Software by Plan A
Climaider - Carbon accounting made easy
BeWo: The AI-enabled CO2 engine for ERP systems
Energiesparen & Klimaschutz zuhause | co2online
Online Courses
Idea Validation From Idea to Paying Customers in One Day
A course dedicated to validating business ideas.
Design Thinking for Innovation
Focuses on understanding customer needs to validate product-market fit.
Product-Market Fit
Learn how to validate if your product solves a real customer problem.
LinkedIn Learning
Enterpreneurship & Innovation
Learn how to build new business capabilities, improve oof organization and career.
The Open University
Several free online courses in business, management, and entrepreneurship.
