How Sarah Validated Her SaaS Idea in 48 Hours

Sarah had an idea: A tool to help remote teams schedule coffee chats. But she didn't want to spend 3 months building it only to find out nobody cared.

Instead, she used the X0 Start Framework.

Friday Night: The Setup (2 Hours)

Sarah used the Landing Page Builder to spin up a simple site. She didn't have a logo, so she just used text.

• Goal: Collect email addresses for a waitlist.
• Headline: "Never schedule a coffee chat manually again."

Saturday Morning: Finding Customers (3 Hours)

She knew her target audience: HR Managers at remote companies.

She used the Target Finder to identify 50 HR Managers on LinkedIn who had posted about "team culture" recently.

Saturday Afternoon: The Outreach (1 Hour)

Sarah used the Cold Email Suite. She selected the "Soft Validation" template:

"Hi [Name], I noticed you're focused on team culture at [Company]. I'm building a tiny tool to automate coffee chats. Is this a problem you face, or do you already have a solution?"

Sunday: The Results

By Sunday evening, she had:

• 45% Open Rate
• 12 Replies
• 3 People asked to pre-pay for early access.

Verdict: Validated.

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