Four questions before you build

Answer these before you open a builder. A clear answer on each one keeps the first version small.

1. 1

   What problem does this solve?

   Name one pain people already recognize, not a broad goal.

2. 2

   Who is the primary user?

   Design for one person first, including how often they will use it.

3. 3

   What is the one main action?

   The single thing they can finish quickly. Everything else waits.

4. 4

   What are the boundaries?

   What it must not do, when it should hand off, and when it should say it does not know.