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Rob Fitzpatrick's Mom Test technique as a copy-pasteable 5-question script. Read on a second screen during the call. Score each interview 1-10.

Send to engineering candidates 24 hours before the call. 7 questions that catch AI theater in 30 minutes. Pass / Fail score in real time.

5 questions that route a non-technical founder to one of 4 build paths. 30-minute decision, defensible to investors.

The build plan: 4 phases from Lovable UI to live Stripe checkout, one demo each, and the 5 green lights that mean the MVP is done. Companion build guide to Lesson 4.3 (Tools & Setup).

Why Lovable + Supabase + Stripe is the dominant self-serve path. Plain-English roles, the 3 pre-flight rules, and the AI leakage check. Lesson 4.3 of the course; Lesson 4.4 walks the build.

Lesson 3.2 of the From Idea to First Paying Customer course. The quality-gate on your Lesson 3.1 brief: rewrite Section 3 feature nouns as outcome-shaped job stories before handing off to Lovable or a contractor.

The five sections your Lovable prompt or hired junior actually needs. Free Lesson 3.1 of the From Idea to First Paying Customer course.

Five follow-up questions that catch AI theatre in 30 minutes. Hand them to your next agency discovery call. Score 0-5 in real time. Below 3 means walk.

When a $1 refundable Stripe charge is a stronger demand signal than an email signup. The pre-sale variant of the smoke test, with refund + FTC compliance notes.

A printable 15-item checklist to run before sharing your MVP URL. Covers mobile, payments, auth, onboarding, and the one-human test. Companion to Module 4.