# Test one side of the marketplace before trying to manufacture liquidity.

Isolate the constrained side, transaction pain, alternatives, and a real commitment test.

## What this is

A decision aid for the next evidence-seeking step.

## Answer the questions that matter

- Who is the first specific customer?: Which side is hardest to acquire and matters first?
- What painful problem does it solve?: What transaction, trust, discovery, coordination, or access problem hurts enough to change behavior?
- How do they solve it today?: Where do buyers and sellers find each other today?

## Common examples

- B2B marketplace
- local marketplace
- expert network

## API

https://api.ghosttowntest.com/api/v1/free-verdict

Intent ID: marketplace-validation
Locale: en