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Introduction: What Happens After the Launch High Wears Off?
Section 1: Problem Validation — Are You Solving a Real Pain or Just Building for Fun?
1. Who is your actual target customer—and what specific pain are they experiencing?
2. What are they currently doing to solve the problem—and where are they frustrated?
3. How frequently do they feel this pain—and how urgently do they want it solved?
4. Have you spoken to at least 20 people who experience this problem?
5. What’s the moment of pain that makes them say, “There has to be a better way”?
Section 2: Market Demand & Viability — Are There Enough People Who Need This (and Can You Reach Them)?
6. Is the market large enough to justify building this?
7. Are people actively looking for a solution?
8. Can you actually reach your target audience?
9. Are people willing to pay—or at least invest time—to use your solution?
Section 3: Competitive Edge — Why Will Anyone Choose You Over What Already Exists?
10. What are people currently using—and where are those solutions failing?
11. What’s your unique value proposition (UVP)—and is it obvious?
12. Can someone understand your edge in under 10 seconds?
13. Can your competitors copy you easily?
14. Why now?
Section 4: Product Simplicity — Can You Solve the Problem Without Overbuilding?
15. What’s the one job your product must do better than anything else?
16. Can you build a working version in 30 days?
17. Can users understand what your product does in 10 seconds?
18. Have you validated which features users actually want?
19. Are you willing to ship something imperfect just to learn?
Section 5: Go-To-Market Strategy — Can You Actually Reach the People You’re Building For?
20. Do you know exactly where your customers hang out?
21. What’s your fastest, lowest-cost path to your first 100 users?
22. Can your early users help you grow?
23. Do you have a compelling reason for users to care right now?
24. Are you investing in go-to-market before launch day?
Section 6: Founder Mindset & Reality Check — Are You Building for the Right Reasons and Ready for the Long Haul?
25. Are you building this because users need it—or because you’re itching to build something?
26. Would you still pursue this if it took two years to make money?
27. What’s the worst-case scenario—and can you live with it?
28. Are you prepared to build alone—or do you need support?
29. Are you open to listening, learning, and letting go?
30. What will success look like six months after launch—and how will you measure it?
Conclusion
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