From the "$99 and 5 Days" talk

5-Day Design Sprint Checklist

Validate your product idea before building. $99 and 5 days.

Day 1: Understand

2-3 hours

Define the problem you're solving (one sentence)
Ask Claude: "Who has this problem? Be specific about demographics, job titles, behaviors."
Ask Claude: "What solutions exist? What's missing?"
Write target customer profile (age, role, pain points)

2-3 hours

3-4 hours

Ask Claude: "Write landing page copy for [solution]. Include headline, subhead, 3 benefits, CTA."
Create landing page (Carrd, Framer, or simple HTML)
Add "Buy Now" or "Get Started" button (fake door test)
Set up GA4 tracking (page views, button clicks)
Set up Hotjar (free tier) for heatmaps

1 hour + wait

The Fake Door Test: Button click = "Coming soon! Enter email." You learn if they would have bought without building anything.

2 hours

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