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Mom Test Interview Script: 5 Questions for Past Behavior

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.

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Hiring Interview Script: 7 Questions in 30 Minutes

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

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Hire Track Supplementary Reference

Ready to hire: where to find developers in 2026, what stack to ask your hired team to use, and the interview screen that catches AI theater.

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Glossary · Five Tech Words to Stop Nodding At

Refactoring, Docker, tech debt, MVP, architecture - what each one actually means in plain English, plus one BS-detection question your dev shop will hate.

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Build Path Decision Worksheet

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

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4.4 · The Self-Serve MVP Stack: Build Phases

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).

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4.3 · The Self-Serve MVP Stack: 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.

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3.2 · Quality-check your brief: features to outcomes

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.

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3.1 · The One-Page Product Brief (Vibe PRD)

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

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2.6 · Build a Clickable Prototype

A throwaway Lovable prototype lets 5 interview subjects experience the SHAPE of your solution. The third validation pillar after the landing page.

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