DAY 01 · SESSION 01 · MORNING
This week you take one idea along the whole MVPAI route. This morning starts where every product should: with a real person and a real difficulty.
You will be able to
- Explain how a product differs from a project
- Explain why AI makes building cheaper but does not make being wrong cheaper
- Place any claim on four levels of evidence
- Write a problem statement: user, situation, struggle, consequence, evidence
- Describe the MVPAI route, how gates work and which checks must always pass
OUTPUT · A one-line problem statement, saved in product/01-route.md
DAY 01 · SESSION 02 · MORNING
Who it is for, what they use today, what you are betting on, and the smallest product that tests the bet.
You will be able to
- Choose a narrow first segment and name today’s alternatives, including doing nothing
- Write a value proposition and name the riskiest assumption behind it
- Define the first value moment and the smallest MVP, with scope in and out
- Describe a system in plain English: interface, logic, data
- Explain what an ADR records and why
OUTPUT · A draft value proposition and first value moment in product/01-route.md
DAY 01 · SESSION 03 · AFTERNOON
How to work with Claude as an engineering partner: briefed clearly, building in small loops, and checked by you before anything is kept.
You will be able to
- Explain how Claude.ai and Claude Code differ, and when to use each
- Brief Claude with context, goal, reasons, an example and what done looks like
- Describe the build loop: plan, build, verify, review, commit
- Ask for the right tests and read a diff with five questions
- Explain server-side access control and where secrets belong
OUTPUT · A first brief for your slice, saved in product/01-route.md
DAY 01 · SESSION 04 · AFTERNOON
A demo is not a launch. This session covers your first real user, what it costs, and how to decide what happens next.
You will be able to
- Tell a demo from a launch, and plan a first-user test
- Estimate cost per user, including AI, and say which numbers are assumed
- Write break-even in one line
- Choose between persevere, iterate, pivot and stop, with evidence
- Know how the week runs, with your tools set up for Day 2
OUTPUT · Set-up checklist complete and a one-line idea in product/01-route.md
Lab exercise
A prompt-by-prompt lab for both sessions: each step is a prompt you give Claude, then a check you do yourself.
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