Before
A grocery planning app for busy parents that auto-generates weekly meal plans and shopping lists
After
BA grocery planning app for busy parents that auto-generates weekly meal plans and shopping lists for a narrow first customer segment, packaged as a four-week V1 with a measurable pain and a clear first channel.
Per-question score table
Who is this for, very specifically?
Demographic is clear but you're describing a census tract, not a desperate user.
What pain are they paying for today?
Specific dollar amounts and competitors named, but "mental load" claim lacks direct user evidence.
Why now? What changed in the world?
Real tailwinds cited, but none uniquely unlock this product versus five years ago.
What's the V1 you can build in 4 weeks?
Clear scope but fridge-photo AI in 4 weeks is technically ambitious and unproven.
How will you reach the first 100 users?
Channels are named but lack specificity on which one actually unlocks the first 100.
What does success look like at month 6?
Numbers are specific but retention is weak and white-label distracts from core thesis.
Homework
Three concrete next steps before you run the next session.
- 1Interview 5 people in the exact customer segment and write down the painful workflow in their words.
- 2Build a four-week V1 outline that solves only the highest-friction step.
- 3Send one concise outreach message to 20 likely first users and measure replies.
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