Battle-tested micro-SaaS playbook, ready to run:
Paid-signal validation: community pain scans, 10–20 problem interviews, and pre-sale / checkout intent — credit-card willingness beats waitlist vanity.
30-day shippable MVP: template repo, Stripe smoke path, preview site QA to production — cut scope until the first real subscription.
Warm launch & retention ops: warm the validated list first; treat Product Hunt as an amplifier, not a growth engine; prioritize activation, churn, and dunning before more acquisition.
Soft-launch retention → ASO conversion → then scale
Battle-tested mobile app playbook, ready to run:
Store demand & differentiation first: competitor review pain + keyword difficulty — avoid launch-day invisibility.
ASO + internal build as one delivery: title/subtitle/keyword field, screenshot conversion assets, TestFlight/internal package with site verification.
Soft-launch retention loop: 1–3 representative markets for D1/D7/D30 and paywall timing before global scale; request push only after the aha moment.
Prove fun first → conversion-grade page → wishlist compounding
Battle-tested indie Steam playbook, ready to run:
Greybox fun validation first: prove the core loop in weeks with placeholder art — do not burn a vertical-slice budget on a weak hook.
Store-page & trailer conversion engineering: capsule, screenshots, gameplay-first 60–90s trailer — most wishlists come from the page glance, not demo downloads.
Demo → Next Fest cadence: ship the demo months early, polish conversion, feed short-form / community velocity, then ride festival visibility.
Battle-tested solo consulting playbook, ready to run:
Outcome-priced productized offers: fixed scope, price, deliverables, revision caps — stop hourly haggling.
Diagnostic acquisition funnel: booking page + lead magnet + cold outreach that sells a low-friction audit to real buyers.
Assetized delivery & renewals: standardized diagnostic PDFs, case assets, renewal cadence, and explicit referral asks so the fifth sale is easier than the first.
Battle-tested affiliate media playbook, ready to run:
Commission on others' offers: pick programs you can demo honestly — not your own course or consulting package.
Recommendation content system: comparisons, teardowns, disclosure-first templates, tracked links and UTMs.
EPC optimization loop: kill low-trust offers, expand the stack, optional owned asset later without turning this into a cohort build.
