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Why we picked it Most PRD advice is written for product managers inside a company, but this one is aimed squarely at a non-technical founder handing a spec to an outside developer or agency. It walks through eight concrete sections (problem, personas, features, user flows, wireframes, technical needs, an explicit out-of-scope list, and budget) so you can see what a usable spec actually contains instead of guessing. Treat it as a starting checklist, then let your developer push back on the technical parts.
How to Write a PRD for Your MVP: A Non-Technical Founder's Guide
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- A spec for an outside developer needs more detail than an internal one: the out-of-scope list matters as much as the in-scope list for keeping budgets sane.
- Write features as user stories ("As a [user], I want to [goal], so that [benefit]") with acceptance criteria, so the dev knows when something is actually done.
- Match the depth of the spec to the size of the project instead of over-documenting a small MVP.