Ask HN: Quickest way to test the market?
I drew a simple diagram of the method some use to test market interest in a product (http://www.scribd.com/doc/74937130/Startup-Pretest).
How would you add to or modify this method?
The whole process seems challenging as the time for a email lead to go cold is short, while the time to develop the beta MVP site is longer, so I am very interested to learn how to address this - which means keeping the contacts warm without turning them off.