Online Event
From Problem to Startup: Building What the Market Actually Needs
Find a problem worth solving and test it before you write a line of code.
Date
Sep 30, 2026
Time
10:30 am - 01:00 pm
Address
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A founder can have an exciting idea and still be solving the wrong problem. This Founder Institute Lagos recruiting event focuses on problem validation, customer discovery and evidence-led decision-making before founders invest heavily in building a product.
Through an expert conversation, founder hotseat and audience Q&A, participants will learn how to test assumptions, understand customer needs and determine whether an idea is worth pursuing.
What You'll Learn:
- How to distinguish an interesting idea from a validated customer problem;
- How to conduct practical customer discovery before building;
- What evidence can validate, change, or stop a startup idea;
- How to identify assumptions that need to be tested;
- How early customer signals can guide product decisions.
Who Should Attend:
- Aspiring founders exploring a startup idea;
- Idea-stage founders testing a problem or opportunity;
- Early-stage startup builders seeking stronger customer evidence;
- Founders preparing to build or refine an early product;
- Anyone who wants to validate an idea before investing heavily in building it.
Additional Resources: Find more Startup Events, read Reviews from founders who went through the program, or join an InfoSession for the short version.
About Founder Institute: The Founder Institute is the World's Largest AI-Native Company Builder, giving idea-stage, first-time founders, and employees making the leap to entrepreneurship the tools, global network, and proven methodology to build an AI-powered startup from zero to funding. Since 2009, our structured programs have helped over 9,000 founders across 100 countries raise more than $2BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 6 continents, our mission is to empower talented and motivated people everywhere to build impactful, AI-powered companies.
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