01 · Sketch itI.01
Lean Startup Canvas
Canvas · 1 page
One page and nine boxes. The quickest honest check on whether the idea holds together.
The Library · Resources & templates
Fourteen templates, playbooks, and checklists, chosen for the problems you'll meet more than once and shelved in the order you'll meet them. Download one, make it yours.
Start here
An order for the first week: sketch the idea, test it with real people, then see whether the numbers work.
01 · Sketch itI.01
Canvas · 1 page
One page and nine boxes. The quickest honest check on whether the idea holds together.
02 · Test itI.04
Guide · 44 pages
The deepest read on the shelves: how to find out if people want it before you build it.
03 · Cost itII.01
Spreadsheet · 7 sheets
The one spreadsheet in the collection. Open it before any conversation about money.
The collection
Startup frameworks · 5 titles
Canvases, a worked example, and a validation method for pressure-testing the idea before you build it.
I.01
I.01 · Canvas · 1 page
Problem, solution, key metrics, unfair advantage — the whole plan on one page, built to be redrawn as you learn.
I.02
I.02 · Example · 2 pages
The same canvas completed for a fictional meal-planning app, so you can see what specific answers look like.
I.03
I.03 · Canvas · 1 page
All nine business model blocks, each with a guiding question and a note for solo founders.
I.04
I.04 · Guide · 44 pages
Steve Blank's method, step by step: list your assumptions, interview customers, validate the problem, then the solution.
I.05
I.05 · Template · 23 pages
Scope a first version you can ship: target users, MoSCoW feature priorities, a roadmap, and the metrics that define success.
Funding · 3 titles
The model, the deck, and the checklist an investor conversation will ask you to have ready.
II.01
II.01 · Spreadsheet · 7 sheets
Revenue, costs, cash flow, break-even, and a KPI dashboard, with the formulas already connected across sheets.
II.02
II.02 · Template · 22 pages
A twelve-slide investor deck, slide by slide — what each one has to prove and how to lay it out.
II.03
II.03 · Checklist · 21 pages
95 items investors ask for, from corporate records to the cap table, ranked critical, important, or supporting.
Growth · 3 titles
Measure product-market fit, run growth experiments, and turn founder-led chaos into process.
III.01
III.01 · Playbook · 14 pages
A feedback tracker, a modified Sean Ellis survey, and cohort retention benchmarks: how to tell whether you have fit.
III.02
III.02 · Toolkit · 10 pages
An experiment tracker, a viral-loop template, and an A/B testing log for finding the channels that compound.
III.03
III.03 · Playbook · 33 pages
The scaling operations playbook: document processes, delegate, automate, and track the KPIs that matter.
Team · 3 titles
Hire deliberately, work well remotely, and write the culture down before it writes itself.
IV.01
IV.01 · Playbook · 30 pages
Role definition, sourcing, work challenges, interview scorecards, and onboarding: a complete hiring process.
IV.02
IV.02 · Workbook · 27 pages
A values workshop, a test for whether your values hold up, and the rituals that make them part of the week.
IV.03
IV.03 · Guide · 25 pages
A communication charter, meeting agendas, weekly check-ins, and accountability frameworks for a distributed team.
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