Assemble Critical Venture Inputs and Artefacts
Collate all relevant discovery findings, target persona profiles, value proposition maps, and user journey flows already generated by the venture. Cross-examine existing data-room assets to ensure no redundant testing takes place and prior user insights directly inform the design. Audit available technical resources, testing platforms, and participant recruitment pipelines to ensure readiness.
Gathering these inputs anchors the prototype design in verified customer problems and previous venture learning. It ensures the experiment builds upon validated venture DNA rather than unexamined intuition or outdated assumptions.
The founder must provide an audited inventory of existing inputs, including problem statements, persona documentation, and technical constraints. The submission must demonstrate direct traceability between past customer discovery insights and current prototype features. Any missing inputs or reliance on unverified assumptions must be explicitly highlighted.
Five questions an expert would ask when reviewing your output
Use these to challenge assumptions, pressure-test your logic, and check the quality of this action's output in the context of the parent task and wider venture development.
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Which specific insights from your earlier customer discovery directly dictated this prototype's feature set?
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Where are the gaps in your current venture DNA that could compromise the validity of this test?
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How do you know your target user's problem has not evolved since your initial discovery research?
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What technical or operational constraints have you pulled from your data room to cap the scope of this build?
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Why are you confident that the inputs gathered represent genuine market friction rather than edge cases?