MVP in 1 Week Course
A practical day-by-day guide to building, polishing, and launching a product in five days. Covers scoping, stack selection, building, polish, launch, and post-launch iteration.
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Lessons
12 lessons in this course
Module 1.1: The 1-Week MVP Mindset
Why building an MVP in one week is not just possible — it's often the optimal approach. Shift your thinking from perfect to practical.
Module 1.2: Scoping — Kill Your Darlings
How to ruthlessly scope your MVP down to the one feature that matters. The art of deciding what NOT to build.
Module 2.1: Choosing Your Speed Stack
How to choose a tech stack optimized for speed, not scalability. The tools and frameworks that get you to launch fastest.
Module 2.2: Data Model and User Flow Design
Design a data model that's simple enough to build fast but solid enough to extend later. Plus, mapping the critical user flow.
Module 3.1: Building the Core Feature — From Zero to Working
Day 2 focus: build the one feature that defines your product. Practical coding strategies for maximum speed without sacrificing quality.
Module 3.2: Day 3 — Completing the Feature Set and Basic UX
Day 3: finish your must-have features, add the minimum UX that makes your product usable by real humans, and prepare for deployment.
Module 4.1: Day 4 — Professional Polish in Hours, Not Weeks
Make your MVP look professional without a designer. Quick wins for visual polish, landing pages, and production readiness.
Module 4.2: Preparing for Launch — Finding Your First 10 Users
How to find and recruit your first 10 users before launch day. The channels and tactics that actually work for MVPs.
Module 5.1: Launch Day Execution
The hour-by-hour playbook for MVP launch day. How to manage outreach, monitor the product, and handle the inevitable surprises.
Module 5.2: Analyzing Feedback and Planning Week 2
How to analyze early user feedback, separate signal from noise, and create a data-driven plan for your product's second week.
Module 6.1: From MVP to Product — The First 90 Days
The roadmap from MVP to real product. How to iterate, when to add features, when to pivot, and when to double down.
Module 6.2: The 10 MVP Mistakes That Kill Products
The most common mistakes founders make with MVPs — and the practical antidotes to each one. Learn from others' failures so you don't repeat them.
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