Build the smallest useful version 🦄

The fastest way to learn whether an idea is useful is to put a small, real version in front of someone who has the problem.

Start with the moment that matters

Skip the feature list for a minute. What is the one moment where someone gets value? Build just enough to make that moment possible. A focused first version gives you something concrete to test, explain, and improve.

Let evidence set the next step

Watch where people hesitate, what they try first, and whether they come back. Those signals are more useful than polishing a feature nobody has asked for. Keep the parts that help; change the parts that get in the way.

Small does not mean careless. It means making the learning loop short enough that you can keep building in the right direction.