# Validation Scorecard — Digital Product OS, System 02

Product idea (one sentence):

Check every signal you can prove with a link, screenshot, or a named person.

- [ ] People already pay for a worse version. Evidence:
- [ ] The problem is asked about repeatedly in a community I can name. Evidence:
- [ ] A competitor shows sales, reviews, or a waitlist. Evidence:
- [ ] My contacts or audience replied with interest to a one-sentence description. Evidence:
- [ ] Someone offered to pre-order. Evidence:

Score
- 3+ checked → GREEN: build the 14-day MVP.
- 1–2 checked → YELLOW: run five interviews, rewrite the offer in their words, re-score.
- 0 checked → RED: return to System 01 and pick the next opportunity.

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