How Chris Dalby validated two sports journalism products—and learned when less is more

A mentoring case study on audience validation, revenue models, and strategic focus in sports journalism

To give up or reframe: What unconfirmed hypotheses teach us about validation

How unexpected results, failed assumptions, and market signals shape better products and smarter decisions

From passion project to paywall: Coaching a Newsletter into a business

How Romanian journalist Ioana Epure pivoted her expat-focused newsletter in Greece with the help of the Validation Booster programme

Brick by Brick: Reinventing news with stop-motion storytelling

How MStudio validated a LEGO-based animation concept for journalism—and what it revealed about innovation, audiences, and the future of media in the Balkans