FAQ - From Idea to First Paying Customer
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1.3 · Wire Tracking Before Traffic Starts
Install Clarity and GA4 on your landing page before traffic starts. Both universal - regardless of which ad channel you pick later.
1.2 · Smoke Test: Build the Page with an AI Builder
Turn your Founding Hypothesis into a live landing page URL using an AI page builder. Tighten 4 copy blocks, swap one image, publish, test on one stranger.
From Idea to First Paying Customer
From idea to first paying users in 2026, with or without engineers. A free five-module course for non-technical founders: hypothesis, validation, design, build, first paying customer.
5.5 · Send, Track, and Read the Replies
Send your 50 outreach messages in the right order, track the replies, and diagnose what the responses tell you.
5.4 · Write the Outreach Message
The 4-part message template that turns your 50-name list into warm outreach, plus the 90-second Loom script.
5.3 · Build Your 50-Name Network List
Build a 50-name list of people who already know you and sort them into 4 outreach buckets.
Pre-Launch Checklist: Ship Your MVP Without Regrets
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.
Mom Test Interview Scorecard: Score Each Call 1-10
A printable one-page scorecard for your 10 Mom Test interviews. Score each call on the 5 pass/fail signals, 3 emotional flags, and derive a 1-10 score. Track all 10 on one sheet.
The Founder OS Pack: Your Evidence in One Folder
The printable index for your Founder OS - the artifacts you built across the course, bundled in one private Drive folder. What each one is, which lesson produces it, and what an investor reads from it.