Reach your target ICP
Pick who the product is for — software engineers, marketers, health users, and more. Only matching founders see the poll.
Idea ValidationValidate your startup idea
Validate your startup idea
with founders in your niche
Reach your target ICP — then only matching founders vote. They see your poll in the app and in email, without seeing anyone else's votes.
Founders in your niche vote on naming, pricing, and positioning.
Target your ICPFounders in your nicheBlind votes — no bandwagon
Who you reach
Example
One of 18 buyers and 22 categories — only matching founders see the poll.
Software engineersDeveloper Tools+ more
Buyer
Software engineers+17 more
Product category
Developer Tools+21 more
Example only. Pick any buyer and category — or leave both on All.
What founders in that niche see
Side quest
Choose your answer
Thoughtful picks earn +3 trust
Free plan is 80% of signups and almost none of the revenue. What do we do?
Choose what you'd honestly pick — random clicks don't help anyone.
Kill it. Paid-only starting next month.
Keep a tiny free tier (1 workspace, no export).
Grandfather current free users. No new free signups.
What you see
Results
47 votes · 12 dismissals
Kill it. Paid-only starting next month.
18 · 38%
Keep a tiny free tier (1 workspace, no export).
20 · 43%
Grandfather current free users. No new free signups.
9 · 19%
Attributed responses
| Founder | Pick | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jamie L. | Kill it. Paid-only starting next month. | — |
| Riley P. | Keep a tiny free tier (1 workspace, no export). | — |
| Sam O. | Grandfather current free users. No new free signups. | — |
| Taylor K. | Kill it. Paid-only starting next month. | — |
Your target ICP
Optionally reach only founders who already serve your buyers — not the whole network
Blind votes
Voters never see live counts, so every answer stays independent
48-hour decision window
One forced-choice question. A clear answer before the week ends
The validation problem
You need a real answer.
Not another echo chamber.
Founders waste weeks on decisions that should take a day — because the feedback they collect is biased, vague, or from the wrong audience. Real idea validation puts a fork in the road in front of founders in your niche — and a validation poll does exactly that.
What most founders try
- Twitter polls reach followers who already like you — not your target customers
- Feedback Friday threads get polite comments from the wrong niche
- Friends and family say yes to everything — they are not your ICP
Polite noise. Not a decision.
A validation poll on LaunchPact
- One clear question in front of founders who already serve your ICP
- Optional buyer + category targeting — off-niche founders never see it
- Blind votes and live attributed results for you until close
48 hours. One question. Founders who get it.
Who votes
See what founders in your niche think
Default is every eligible founder. When you target a buyer ICP and/or product category, off-niche founders never see the survey. Validate against the people who already build for your target customers — not friends, not a generic panel.
Example
One of 18 buyers and 22 categories — only matching founders see the poll.
Software engineersDeveloper Tools+ more
Buyer
Software engineers+17 more
Product category
Developer Tools+21 more
Example only. Pick any buyer and category — or leave both on All.
Hard filter, honest reach
We never pad off-niche voters to fill a slot. If the pool is small, we warn you. Checkout stays open.
Founders who serve that customer
Voters are LaunchPact founders whose products match your buyer and category — people who already think about that customer every day. They vote on the dashboard and in email.
How it works
Book → build → preview → pay → decide
One paid slot. One question. Forty-eight hours of signal from founders who already serve your target customers — not a week of chasing DMs.
Pick your slot
Choose an open UTC day — Mon, Wed, Fri. Standard $15 if the slot starts 48+ hours out; $30 if it is within 48 hours.
Build, target & preview
Write one question, pick your buyer ICP and/or category, preview the voter modal, and pay. Off-niche founders never see it. Your slot is not reserved until checkout completes.
Go live & decide
At UTC midnight your poll runs for 48 hours. Matching founders see it on the dashboard; about 12 hours later, non-voters get an email invite. Votes are blind — founders never see live counts. You watch attributed results on your manage page; public aggregates only after close.
Not another AI validator
Every idea validator is AI now.
We went the other way.
Type "idea validator" into Google and page one is a model that reads your pitch and generates encouragement. Idea Validation puts one clear question in front of founders in your niche — and they can't see each other's answers.
AI validator
Our real-founder way
Target your ICP (hard filter)
Real human voters
Independent (no bandwagon) votes
Attributed results for the owner
Instant answer (seconds)
Simple pricing
Less than a user interview.
More signal than a Twitter poll.
One payment covers one UTC calendar day — midnight to midnight. Cancel or reschedule while still scheduled. No subscription.
One validation poll
$15
One decision · 48 hours of founder votes · Mon · Wed · Fri UTC
- Dashboard + email — your poll reaches founders in the app and their inbox
- Image options for landing page A/B (PNG, JPEG, WebP · 8 MB max)
- Target by buyer ICP and product category — hard filter, no padding
- Live attributed results on your manage page
- Public aggregate results link after close
- Edit poll until go-live · no auto-refunds
Startup validation questions
Don't waste your slot on a vague question
A validation question works when you would actually ship differently based on the answer. We surface these tips in the builder — here is the same guidance upfront.
Good examples
- Which landing page design feels more trustworthy for a B2B dev tool? + 2–3 image options
- Which name would you remember after seeing it once? + 3–4 text options
- Should we lead with pricing or a demo CTA on the homepage?
Use this slot for decisions that matter
- You get one 48-hour window with founders in your niche — pick a real fork in the road, not a nice-to-have opinion.
- Ask something that changes what you do next (ship A vs B, name, landing page, pricing tier, hero message).
Ask well
- One clear question — voters should understand it without insider context.
- 2–4 strong options beat 6 weak ones. Each option should be a genuine alternative.
- For image polls, use the same aspect ratio and comparable fidelity.
- Frame options neutrally — avoid leading language.
Don't waste the poll
- Don't ask what Google can answer.
- Don't be vague — bad: "What do you think of my product?" Good: "Should our homepage lead with pricing or a demo CTA?"
- Don't ask multiple questions at once.
- Don't use open-text as the main option — reserve it for "Something else (explain)".
Questions
Everything before you book
A validation poll is a paid 48-hour poll on LaunchPact where you validate a startup idea, name, or design decision with votes from active founders on the platform. It works like a startup idea validator, except the signal comes from real people who build products — not an AI model or your own followers.
Start with customer discovery: talk to people who have the problem and ask open questions about how they handle it today. Then turn your riskiest assumption into one concrete, forced-choice question — two names, two pricing pages, two positioning angles — and put it in front of founders who already serve that customer. A validation poll runs that exact test in 48 hours, optionally targeted by buyer ICP and product category.
AI idea validators give you an instant synthetic score, which is useful for a first sanity check but reflects training data, not customers. A validation poll collects real votes from founders who make product decisions daily, one vote per person, with no way to game the count. Use AI to sharpen the question; use a validation poll to actually answer it.
Repeat LaunchPact users who have completed onboarding. You can leave the audience on All founders, or target by buyer ICP and/or product category — then only founders whose products match see the poll. They vote as a dashboard modal and, about 12 hours after go-live, via email. One vote per person. You cannot vote on your own poll. Voters do not see live results; only you see attributed responses while the poll is live.
Yes. When you build the poll, pick who it's for (buyer) and optionally a product category. That's a hard filter: off-ICP founders never see the survey, and we do not pad the list to fill slots. Default is All founders if you leave both unset.
$15 when your slot starts 48+ hours out. $30 if the slot begins within 48 hours. One payment covers one 48-hour window starting at UTC midnight on your booked day.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday UTC only. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday are closed. One validation poll can start per open UTC day and runs for 48 hours.
Yes. Upload PNG, JPEG, or WebP images (up to 8 MB each) for visual A/B choices — hero designs, logos, or landing page mocks. Use comparable aspect ratios for fair votes.
Good validation questions are forced choices you would actually ship differently based on the answer. Examples: "Should our homepage lead with pricing or a demo CTA?", "Which name is clearer for a launch-tracking tool?", "Which of these two hero designs makes you want the product?" Avoid vague prompts like "What do you think of my product?" — ask one clear question with 2–4 strong options.
Yes, while your order is still scheduled (before go-live). Cancel releases the slot. Reschedule moves to another open day at the same price tier. Payments are not automatically refunded.
Your next decision deserves your ICP
Reach your niche.
Then ask one question.
Pick an open UTC slot, target your buyer and category, preview the voter experience, and pay. 48 hours later you will have attributed votes from founders who already serve those customers.
