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Description
A one-hour, honest stress-test of your startup idea. We pressure-test the problem, who has it badly enough to pay, the competition, and whether you're the right founder to build it. You leave knowing the biggest risks in your idea and the fastest, cheapest way to test them before you spend months building.
What you'll get from this package
A clear read on your idea's biggest risks and blind spots
A short validation plan to test demand before you build
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Offered by Saad E.
Joined September 2026
5.0
Founding Engineer at a16z & 1984 Ventures startups | Idea to MVP Coach
I've been a founding engineer at two venture-backed startups: Doublespeed, backed by a16z, and Clera, backed by 1984 Ventures with a $3M pre-seed. Now I'm co-founding my own company in stealth. I've seen up close how early teams decide what to build, ship a first version fast and win their first customers, and I've made those calls myself. I've also walked friends and mentees through starting their own companies, from validating an idea to shipping an MVP and landing early customers. I've helped people launch and run niche agencies, like marketing for med spas, with a focused offer and a repeatable client-acquisition system. Almost all of my recent work is AI, so I'll show you how to build and sell faster with a small team.
$100
1h of coaching