Something real to show
Teams that ship a first version quickly, so there is something real to show investors and users.
build.log example
Week 1Scope: the one job the first users must get done✓
Week 2Clickable prototype in front of 5 users✓
Week 4Sign-up, the core flow, payments switched off✓
Week 6First 20 users on it, analytics on●
Week 8The metric for the deck: weekly active use○
A builder ships the first version for a fee and moves on. A technical co-founder builds it and stays, for equity. If the product is the company, find the co-founder first.
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A builder ships a first version for a fee. A co-founder builds it and stays, for equity. If the product is the company, look for the co-founder first.
That the people you built it for use it again. Weekly use is the number investors ask about.