Daily Prompt Pack: MVP Scoping – Define What to Build First

Most founders build too much too soon. Today’s pack gives you three prompts to scope, validate, and build only what matters for your first release.

[Claude]

I run a [type of startup] for [target customer]. My idea is [one-sentence description]. List the top 5 riskiest assumptions behind this MVP. For each, give a 48-hour validation experiment using free tools. Output as a prioritized table: assumption | risk level | experiment | success metric | free tool to use.

[ChatGPT]

I want to build [product] for [audience] with a deadline of [date]. Given my constraints, create a user story map with must-have, should-have, and nice-to-have features. Output as a markdown table: feature | priority | effort estimate | reason for cut or keep. Force me to ship only must-haves in version 1.

[Cursor]

Review this MVP feature list and codebase context. Identify which features are non-essential for a first release and refactor the product spec into a stripped-down version that ships in 2 weeks. Output a new feature checklist and flag anything that smells like premature optimization or scope creep.

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