Pre-Ship Questions for Technical Founders

Eight questions. If you cannot answer them, the build is premature.

The Eight

• Who specifically is the buyer (role + segment + size)?
• Can I name three of them today?
• How will I get 50 of them on a landing page in 30 days?
• What pain hits weekly that this fixes?
• What are they paying for adjacent that this replaces or reduces?
• What is the one-line pitch that earns a paid pilot?
• What is success in 30 days post-launch (revenue, signups, churn)?
• Who is the non-technical reviewer who tells me I am wrong?

If You Cannot Answer One

That is your next conversation agenda. Talk to ten buyers until you can.

Then Ship

v0.5 in two weeks. Iterate on real usage data.