Research

12 guides on research, grounded in real demand data.

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The Best Free Ways to Do Market Research in 2026

You do not need a research budget to find out if people want your idea. Here are the free sources and the exact way to read them.

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How to Do a Competitor Analysis for a New Business

A practical way to map your competitors, find their weak spots, and turn that into your opening.

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How to Use Reddit for Real Market Research

Reddit is the most honest focus group on the internet. Here is how to mine it for what your market really wants.

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How to Find Pain Points Customers Will Pay to Solve

The best businesses solve a painful, repeated problem. Here is how to find the ones worth building around.

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How to Run Customer Discovery Interviews

Ten honest conversations beat a hundred page report. Here is how to run interviews that tell you the truth.

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How to Research Your Competitors the Legal Way

You can learn almost everything about a competitor from public sources. Here is how to do it right.

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How to Estimate Your Market Size Without Paying for Reports

You do not need an expensive report to size a market. Here is a simple, honest way to do it for free.

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How to Calculate TAM, SAM, and SOM Without Guessing

A simple, honest way to size your market using real numbers instead of a made up billion dollar figure.

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How to Find a Gap in the Market

Real gaps hide in complaints and workarounds. Here is how to find one you can actually build a business on.

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How to Tell If a Market Is Growing or Dying

Build on a rising market, be careful on a fading one. Here is how to read the direction for free.

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How to Research Competitor Pricing the Right Way

Knowing what competitors charge tells you where your offer can win. Here is how to find it and use it.

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How to Survey Your Target Market the Right Way

Most founder surveys lie to them. Here is how to ask questions that get you the truth before you build.