You mentioned a sequence of steps, it's pretty good but I would always say start with the customer and their needs not your idea. Put the customer at the center

You mentioned a sequence of steps, it's pretty good but I would always say start with the customer and their needs not your idea. Put the customer at the center. As you probably know most businesses operate off of this structure. Customer wants a result so they use a mechanism(your idea or business). Focus on the finding a result that a customer wants that you can offer. Another way to look at it is customer, problem, solution, offer. Also you don't have to raise capital if you don't want to. You could have customers pre-pay for your MVP before it's finished this also helps validate if people will buy your product/service. Here are some resources. This consultant/coach has built multiple software companies. https://www.startfromzero.com/ https://www.startfromzero.com/ https://www.eofire.com/ https://www.eofire.com/ https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/podcasts/no-ideas-no-expertise-no-money-business/ https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/podcasts/no-ideas-no-expe...