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How to validate my startup ideas before building: a practical guide

Before building your startup, it’s crucial to validate the idea. In this post, I share how to talk to potential customers, research the market, create a landing page, and test with an MVP or pre-sales. These steps help confirm demand, saving time and ensuring you're building something people want.

Introducing Magic Lens: Where Selfies Meet Sophistication

In the sprawling digital landscape, the importance of a professional photo – capturing not just your features, but your essence – cannot be overstated. Traditionally, this would involve studio lights, a professional photographer, and a rather hefty fee. However, the digital domain is abuzz with the launch of Magic Lens, a web

I've created my first ChatGPT plugin

As someone who has always been fascinated by artificial intelligence and natural language processing, I was excited to hear that OpenAI had given developers the ability to build plugins on top of ChatGPT. It's a simple ChatGPT plugin for managing a to-do list. Check it out on GitHub. As artificial

Intro to solidity

I've been learning web3 programming via Alchemy University and got my introduction to Solidity. Here's a post to explain the language to beginners. Solidity is a programming language that is specifically designed for the development of smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. It is similar to other programming languages such

What is Net Zero?

Companies like Facebook and recording artists like Billie Eilish have promised to make changes to bring their greenhouse-gas emissions closer to net zero. The race to zero is a vital step toward managing climate change. But what does net zero really mean and is achieving it even possible? Humans burning

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