Online Event
Product Validation: The Critical First Steps
Product Validation: The Critical First Steps
Date
Nov 05, 2026
Time
03:00 pm - 04:00 pm
Address
Online Event
What does it mean to have Validation of your business idea and strategy?
- Validation Process and Techniques
- Understanding a customer's problem
- Examples, Strategies, Tools and systems
- Customer Interactions
- How you really know you have validation?
What does it mean to have Validation of your business idea and strategy? Join Rich to learn how to get real validation for your business:
- Validation Process and Techniques
- Understanding a customer's problem
- Examples, Strategies, Tools and systems
- Customer Interactions
- How you really know you have validation?
About Rich:
Marketer and Principal of Keystone Founder Studio / Forward Vision Marketing, where I help entrepreneurs and early-stage companies transform innovative ideas into viable, scalable businesses. My experience spans business strategy, product management, market positioning, technology development, and go-to-market execution, including leadership of managed solutions portfolios supporting more than $1.4 billion in annual revenue. Having worked with international companies of all sizes, I bring a practical understanding of what it takes to identify market opportunities, develop differentiated products, build effective teams, and achieve sustainable, profitable growth.
- Validation Process and Techniques
- Understanding a customer's problem
- Examples, Strategies, Tools and systems
- Customer Interactions
- How you really know you have validation?
About Rich:
Marketer and Principal of Keystone Founder Studio / Forward Vision Marketing, where I help entrepreneurs and early-stage companies transform innovative ideas into viable, scalable businesses. My experience spans business strategy, product management, market positioning, technology development, and go-to-market execution, including leadership of managed solutions portfolios supporting more than $1.4 billion in annual revenue. Having worked with international companies of all sizes, I bring a practical understanding of what it takes to identify market opportunities, develop differentiated products, build effective teams, and achieve sustainable, profitable growth.
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