Idea Filters Checklist (AI SaaS)
Print this. Run before any AI demo build.
Pre-Work (3 min)
- List every "AI could do this" idea on one page.
- Block 15 minutes.
Filter Round (10 min)
- F1: 50 reachable warm in 30 days? Strike nos.
- F2: Adjacent paying spend? Strike nos.
- F3: Three named buyers? Strike nos.
- F4: Weekly pain? Strike nos.
- F5: Wedge beyond a model call? Strike nos.
- F6: 50%+ gross margin at 100 customers? Strike nos.
Reviewer (2 min)
- One non-technical advisor.
- Their no on a survivor is data.
Next Step
- Pick top 1-2 survivors.
- Landing page this weekend.
- DM 50 buyers Monday.
- Build only after 5 paid-pilot replies.