How to find my target audience for interviews or idea validation?

[Albert]

How to find my target audience for interviews or idea validation?

Looking through r/startups, I noticed that there is a frequent question. It sounds like this, 'Where I can find people for my idea validation? It's a short guide about how to find people, even if you have nothing except ideas.

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Three principles you should know about respondents

• People are awesome and many of them agree to talk if you're asking
• People love to told about things that they excite about
• Don't pay respondents if it's possible

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Where to find respondents

• Friends and friends of friends
• Platforms for finding respondents
• On your social media account
• Influencers
• Targeted advertising
• Thematic groups, communities and chats
• Conferences and exhibitions
• Offline. Business centers, Shopping Malls and streets
• Collect recommendations
• Gather an audience in advance
• A few more obscure source:
  • Job websites
  • Professional services like Thumbtack and Toptal
  • Dating websites

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If you're interested in one or more points, I'll expand them.

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