“There's two different types of apps — there's innovating new ideas and there's modifying versions of existing ideas. If you're creating a modified version of an existing app then congrats, your app is already validated by other people. Now all you have to do is make some modifications and make it so the app feels like it's your own.”

Split Every Idea Into Modified Version Of A Winner Or A Brand-New Demand Test

Connor splits ideas into 'modified versions' (pre-validated by an existing winner) and 'brand new' (validated by reading TikTok and Instagram comments asking how to solve the problem). For modified apps he skips validation entirely because someone else already proved demand — the only work left is making it feel like yours.