Every product starts with a list far longer than the calendar allows. The skill is not in working faster — it is in deciding what not to build.
One sentence per feature
Write each feature as a single sentence starting with "The user can…". If you cannot, the feature is not understood well enough to build.
The first release
Your first release needs exactly three things:
- A working core loop.
- A way to measure whether it works.
- An exit: how users sign up, pay, or come back.
Everything else is iteration.
Ship, then listen
A launched product produces evidence. A roadmap produces assumptions. Get to the evidence as quickly as you responsibly can.