Write the problem, not the product
From Business Idea to First Paid Experiment
Write the problem, not the product
Turn a vague idea into one sentence about a specific person, a painful situation and what it costs them today.
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Write the problem, not the product
From Business Idea to First Paid Experiment
Turn a vague idea into one sentence about a specific person, a painful situation and what it costs them today.
List and rank your riskiest assumptions
From Business Idea to First Paid Experiment
Separate what you know from what you are guessing, and find the one guess that would sink the idea if it were wrong.
Draft a Business Model Canvas in 45 minutes
From Business Idea to First Paid Experiment
Fill in all nine boxes quickly, then mark every entry as sourced or assumed so the canvas shows where the gaps are.
Run five problem interviews
From Business Idea to First Paid Experiment
Talk to five people about their past behaviour, not your idea, and come away with patterns instead of compliments.
Design your first paid experiment
From Business Idea to First Paid Experiment
Test your riskiest assumption with a real offer, a real price and a success line you commit to before you start.
Read the result and decide
From Business Idea to First Paid Experiment
Compare what happened to the line you committed to, then write down a persevere, pivot or stop decision.
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