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How do I decide what to build next? Prioritize outcomes, not output, and use a simple scoring frame like RICE, Reach x Impact x Confidence, divided by Effort, to compare ideas honestl... Intermediate 19 resources → How do I build a roadmap without over-planning? Work in short fixed cycles with variable scope, Basecamp's Shape Up runs on six-week bets, not a rigid multi-quarter Gantt chart. Make a few bets y... Intermediate 19 resources → How do I keep talking to users while I'm heads-down building? Make discovery continuous, not a one-time phase: interview a customer or two every single week, even in a build sprint. Teresa Torres's opportunity... Intermediate 18 resources → How do I say no to feature requests without losing customers? Anchor every 'no' to the outcome you're chasing and the customers you're building for, most requests are solutions in disguise, so dig for the unde... Intermediate 18 resources → How do I know when something we shipped is actually working versus just launched? Launching is an event, working is a signal, and founders confuse the two constantly. Before you ship a feature, write down the one number you expec... Intermediate 19 resources → We ship fast but our codebase is turning into a mess. How much should a two-person startup care about tech debt? Some tech debt is the correct price of learning fast, and paying it all down early is a way to avoid talking to users. As a starting point: take on... Intermediate 20 resources → Every user interview gives me a different feature request. How do I turn messy feedback into a real prioritisation decision? Raw feature requests are the worst input to a roadmap because users describe solutions, not problems. As a starting point: for every request, dig o... Intermediate 19 resources → What is a sane way to prioritise between fixing bugs, paying customer promises, and building the exciting new thing? Founders default to the exciting new thing and let bugs and promises rot, which quietly churns the customers you already have. As a starting point:... Intermediate 19 resources → How do I stop myself from adding features nobody asked for just because I enjoy building? Building is a genuine addiction for technical founders, and it feels like progress while quietly avoiding the harder work of getting users. As a st... Intermediate 20 resources → Should I share a public roadmap with my early users, or does that just create pressure and expectations I cannot meet? A public roadmap builds trust and pulls in feedback, but a dated one is a promise machine that makes you look slow the moment you change direction.... Intermediate 19 resources →

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