You want to create an impactful business – maybe even a “unicorn” worth $1B. You’re at the nascent stage: you’ve got the kernel of an idea, but no customers, no product and no funding. So, what do you do first? Conventional lean methodology doesn’t apply because it’s focused on customers, and you have none. So, no, don’t build a minimum-viable product to achieve product-market fit. And definitely don’t validate hypotheses nor pitch investors. Instead, use nascent startups as an on-ramp to lean startup. Nascent startups is a set of strategies to quickly characterize whether your business idea is a 1-in-1,000,000 distraction or a 1-in-100 opportunity worth pursuing.
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