The Standard Library · Chapter 3
Product
Build something people want.
5 lessons
- 01
How to Build an MVP in the AI Coding Era
Use faster implementation to learn from customers while keeping product scope disciplined.
- 02
How to Set Goals Before Product-Market Fit
Measure real customer value instead of optimizing for flattering growth charts.
- 03
Slop vs Craft
Evaluate AI-built products by customer outcomes rather than feature volume or demo polish.
- 04
What We Learned Funding Hard Tech
Connect an ambitious technical vision to milestones that prove progress and support the next financing.
- 05
When Should Your Startup Go Multi-Product?
Distinguish a coherent product expansion from a pivot you have not acknowledged.