Before
A Chrome extension that auto-summarizes Slack threads for busy managers
After
DA simple Slack bot that automatically posts daily thread summaries to engineering managers, highlighting missed action items and @ mentions. Target engineering managers leading 5+ person teams who spend 30+ minutes daily catching up on threads. Start with manual curation, charge $50/month per manager.
Per-question score table
What's the strongest evidence you have that someone actually wants this?
Needs a sharper customer, proof point, and next test.
What are your users doing right now to solve this problem, and what does that workaround cost them?
Needs a sharper customer, proof point, and next test.
Name the actual human who needs this most. What's their title and what consequence do they face?
Needs a sharper customer, proof point, and next test.
What's the smallest possible version of this that someone would pay real money for this week?
Needs a sharper customer, proof point, and next test.
What surprised you when you actually watched someone use this without helping them?
Needs a sharper customer, proof point, and next test.
If the world looks meaningfully different in 3 years, does your product become more essential or less?
Needs a sharper customer, proof point, and next test.
Homework
Three concrete next steps before you run the next session.
- 1Interview 5 engineering managers this week: ask exactly how they currently handle catching up on Slack threads and what workarounds they use
- 2Define your 2-week MVP scope: write down the exact 3 features you'd build first and how users would access it
- 3Try 3 existing Slack summarization tools: document exactly why each one fails for your target users
Keep using gstack on the web
/office-hours
- Run the full six-question workflow
- Get a refined V1 and grade
- Leave with concrete homework
- No terminal or local setup
All web skills
- 10 gstack skill runs every month
- Office Hours, CEO, Engineering, and Design
- Private results and saved history
- Follow-up emails
$19 / month
Go Pro
$19/month for 10 gstack skill runs across Office Hours, CEO, Engineering, and Design workflows—plus private results, saved history, and follow-up emails.
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