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Validated

Validated

Written by: Inception Point AI
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 Felix Mercer investigates what "validated" truly means across clinical trials, software development, and startup pitches. Each episode examines who sets the validation bar, how high it is, and why the term is used far more often than the standard is genuinely met.

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  • Validated - Uncover what truly matters with Felix Mercer

    Validated - Uncover what truly matters with Felix Mercer
    Apr 17 2026
    Join Felix Mercer as he dissects "validated"—one of the most overused words in science, tech, and business. From regulatory labs to startup pitch decks, he explores the gap between what validation actually means and how carelessly we throw it around, revealing why standards behind this word matter.

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    1 min
  • Validated - The Most Dangerous Word in a Pitch Deck

    Validated - The Most Dangerous Word in a Pitch Deck
    Apr 17 2026
    Felix Mercer examines how startups misuse "validated" in pitch decks, contrasting genuine validation with performative shortcuts like waitlists and surveys. Drawing on regulatory science and software engineering standards, he exposes confirmation bias, cherry-picked metrics, and the gap between stated and revealed preference driving startup failures.

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    33 mins
  • Validated - Ship It and See What Breaks

    Validated - Ship It and See What Breaks
    Apr 17 2026
    Felix Mercer explores why software teams confuse verification with validation—and why that confusion costs millions. He reveals how genuine product validation requires testing assumptions, not confirming beliefs, before reality forces expensive course corrections.

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    32 mins
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