# Validate an idea in a weekend

URL: https://gocutline.com/playbooks/validate-an-idea-in-a-weekend/

Validate an idea in a weekend: Two days to find out if anyone will pay, before you build anything. 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.

## 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
My 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.
```

## Make it a block
[Add it to your week in Cutline](https://app.gocutline.com/?lib=playbooks/validate-an-idea-in-a-weekend): the steps go into the block, so the next one is always written down.

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