Startup Validation term
Riskiest assumption
Names the belief that would kill the idea fastest if it turned out to be false.
What it means
Plain meaning
leap-of-faith assumption: Names the belief that would kill the idea fastest if it turned out to be false.
Aliases
leap-of-faith assumption, critical assumption
Use it when your messy ask mentions
- riskiest assumption
- biggest risk
- what to test first
- startup idea
- validate idea
- idea validator
- uncertain idea
Prompt phrase
Identify the riskiest assumption first, then design the smallest test that can disprove it.
Before and after
Weak ask
Validate this riskiest assumption.
Exact Terms ask
Identify the riskiest assumption first, then design the smallest test that can disprove it.