1.
Keep the next step in focus.

2.
“I wish I knew that sooner.”

3.
Building with
a heartbeat.

4.
Braintrust
Meeting every week with fellow founders to share our
weekly progress, and get advice to stay on track.

5.
Progress
What you learned.
Problems
Obstacles in reaching your learning goal.
Learning Goal
What will you learn by next week?

6.
Build
Learn
Measure

7.
Minimum Viable
What is the minimum thing I need to build
to prove or disprove my hypothesis?

8.
How can you break down the big idea?

9.
Starting low fidelity.

10.
One piece
at a time.

11.
Understanding
analogs

12.
Making sure
you’re in the
right place.

13.
Have a conversation with your idea.

14.
Start with your
learning goal. Build
Draw your MVP on a
blank sheet. Learn
You have 2 minutes!
Measure

15.
Braintrust
3 minutes each to present
your learning & goals. 5
minutes each for feedback.
Feedback is focused on risks,
learning methods &
environment - not your ideas!

16.
Feedback
forms

17.
48-hour MVP

18.
Shipped It!
Let us know when you shipped, so
we can let everyone else know!

19.
Salim Virani Rob Fitzpatrick
@SaintSal @robfitz
salim@saintsal.com robftz@gmail.com
Thank You!
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