Validate an idea in a weekend

The steps

1. Saturday morning: write the idea as a promise in one sentence, and who it is for.
2. Saturday: talk to 10 of those people. Ask about the problem, not your idea.
3. Saturday evening: a one-page site with the promise and a price.
4. Sunday: send it to the 10, and to the Floor. Ask for a pre-order with a payment link.
5. Rule: three paid pre-orders means build it. Zero means change the promise or the people.

Your first move in Cutline

Plan it in a sentence: "validate sat 9-13, validate sun 10-14".

Ask an AI

Tap the box to copy the prompt. Put the answer in the block's notes.

Prompt for your AICopyMy idea: [idea] for [who]. Write 8 interview questions about their problem that do not mention my idea, a one-sentence promise for a landing page, and a short message asking 10 of these people for a 15-minute chat.Fill in the brackets, then paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.

Make it a block

Add it to your week in Cutline: the steps go into the block, so the next one is always written down.