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2.5 · Mom Test Synthesis: Build, Pivot, or Kill

2.5 · Mom Test Synthesis: Build, Pivot, or Kill

After your 10 Mom Test interviews: score each transcript, count strong signals, and decide build, pivot, or kill. The 90-minute synthesis that turns raw transcripts into a validated problem statement.
2.1 · The Mom Test: Ask About the Past, Not the Future

2.1 · The Mom Test: Ask About the Past, Not the Future

Chapter 2.1 of the From Idea to First Paying Customer course. The 5-question Mom Test script that prevents your interviewees from being polite - past-behavior validation for non-technical founders.
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1.4 · Smoke Test: Run It and Read the Signal

Put your landing page in front of 300 cold strangers and read the conversion rate against the go/iterate/kill table.
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1.1 · Form Your Founding Hypothesis

Rewrite your idea as a one-sentence Founding Hypothesis: your strategic advantage stated plainly, your assumptions exposed as five testable blanks.
When Your Customers Are Leaving: Churn Triage Before Acquisition

When Your Customers Are Leaving: Churn Triage Before Acquisition

30 paying users churning at 60% / month. Module 5 is about getting customers; this chapter is about keeping the ones you have. The 3-decision triage: fix product, change segment, or kill the SKU.
Pivot or Persevere: The Decision Framework

Pivot or Persevere: The Decision Framework

Six pivot types, trigger conditions for each, and what to keep when you pivot. The chapter that turns the course from a one-way escalator into a discovery loop.
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GitHub, AWS, Database Ownership Checklist

A 45-minute audit that tells you whether you own your company's code, cloud, and domain - or someone else does. 12 items, run alone.
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Where to Hire Developer 2026 Map

Side-by-side comparison of onshore / nearshore / Tier-2 offshore hiring options for 2026. Pricing, time-to-hire, when to use each.
Vibe PRD Template - One-Page Product Brief

Vibe PRD Template - One-Page Product Brief

One-page Product Brief template. Hand to Lovable, Cursor, or a hired junior. Free.
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Validated Problem Statement Template

The one-page template that synthesizes 10 Mom Test interviews into a build/pivot/kill decision. Print, fill in 30 minutes, show to 2 advisors.