This story is published in partnership with Entrepreneur. This story originally appeared at Entrepreneur.com

本文为与《创业者》杂志的合作内容。下文最初发表于Entrepreneur.com网站。

Do you have a million-dollar idea in your head, just waiting to be acted upon? Or will it be a complete bust — an idea with no actual potential for return?

你脑子里有一个好点子，它价值万金，就等着你动手大干一场了？抑或它只是个空想，实际上完全赚不回钱来？

This question is one that stops many would-be entrepreneurs in their tracks before they even take the chance and launch their potential business ventures. Fortunately, it is possible to make a more educated guess on your idea’s likelihood of success or failure by taking the time to validate your idea before moving forward with it.

这个问题撂倒了很多想创业的人，在冒把险成立个公司前停下了脚步。幸好，在把你的想法付诸行动之前，你大可以拿出一段时间，先验证下其成功或失败的可能性，让自己更有把握一些。

Here are 20 questions you can ask to validate your startup idea — before you commit significant time, money or other resources to its launch:

以下，就是20个你应该扪心自问的问题。在投入大量时间、金钱和其他资源之前，来对你的创业点子进行一番验证：

1. What problem are you solving?

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