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Build Your Own Product

Take a useful problem from a sharp first idea to a release you can learn from.

2 chapters · 6 lessons · ~105 min

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01 · Curriculum

chapter 01

Frame the product

Find a problem worth solving and define the smallest meaningful promise.

  1. Choose a useful problemStart with a specific recurring pain instead of a feature-shaped solution.
  2. Scope the smallest viable flowDefine the first complete experience a real person can finish.
  3. Model the data and contractsName the information, boundaries, and decisions before the interface grows.

chapter 02

Build and release

Deliver one valuable flow, make failure understandable, and learn in public.

  1. Deliver one vertical sliceBuild a thin end-to-end path that proves the product can create value.
  2. Design failure statesMake waiting, errors, empty data, and recovery feel intentional.
  3. Deploy and learnRelease with a question, collect evidence, and choose the next improvement.

02 · Practical guides

Guide

Plan a vertical slice

Break a product promise into a thin, testable path through the system.

03 · Make it your own

Exercisemedium

Add loading, error, and retry states

Make one important flow resilient when the network or data is imperfect.