The roadmap
6 steps, in order
- 01
Find a painful task
Look for people repeating the same manual work in forums, Reddit, and seller communities. Pain people complain about is pain they’ll pay to remove.
RedditSeller forumsScrapers - 02
Plan it with AI
Turn the idea into a short build plan: who it’s for, the one job it does, and what version one leaves out.
ClaudePlanning prompts - 03
Build version one
Build the smallest useful version with AI coding tools. One core feature, done well.
Claude CodeCursorPython / Next.js - 04
Launch with payments
A simple landing page, a checkout, and a way for people to sign up. Live in a weekend.
VercelStripe / Lemon Squeezy - 05
Get your first users
Go back to the communities where you found the problem and show them the fix, following each community’s rules.
CommunitiesDirect outreach - 06
Grow recurring revenue
Listen to users, add what they ask for most, and move to a monthly plan once the tool earns its place.
User feedbackSubscriptions