Idea Validation for Startups in 2024: Ensuring Your Product Fits The Market 2023 was a year of reckoning for the startup ecosystem. The heady days of unicorn valuations gave way to a sobering reality, with global venture capital investment plunging 38% compared to 2022. Seed-stage funding, the lifeblood of early-stage ventures, dropped by over 20%, forcing investors to prioritize established businesses with clearer paths to profitability. (Crunchbase) […]