ProofStories — Real founder validation stories with actionable insights + Startup directory
👋 Hey Hunters,
I’m Avneesh, and I wanted to introduce ProofStories — a platform where founders share their real validation journeys.
Why? Because starting up is messy. Most of the time you’re just guessing. ProofStories cuts through the noise with:
✅ Honest founder stories on how they validated ideas, got their first users, and scaled
✅ A curated directory of validated startups with real traction + playbooks you can learn from
✅ A growing community of builders sharing what actually works (and what doesn’t)
I started this because I wanted to stop “building in the dark” — and realized there are tons of founders who feel the same.
Not launching here (yet), just saying hi 👋 and inviting fellow builders, founders, and curious humans to check it out, explore the directory, or even share your own story.
Would love your feedback, ideas, or even just to hear what you’re working on too! 🚀
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I've always struggled with how to go from an "idea" to actual execution. I mean I understand that I should talk to customers but
how should I even start. Where do I find customers?
How to validate this, What does even validation mean?
How to do marketing as a developer who hates the whole sales process
etc.
There was soo much generic advice that it got to a point that I really started doubting whether I was even capable enough of doing something like this.
And this exactly why I started ProofStories: to help people with some direction on how to start. Its not about making something that promises customers(No one can do that), but a resource that alteast shows you on how to start thinking about these things and start making some progress!