Instructions
Now that you've named what you're trying to achieve, it's worth being honest about the time you'll actually spend on it.
Most validation work falls apart not because the founder ran out of ideas, but because they ran out of time — usually because they didn't plan it in the first place. A simple time plan gives the next few weeks shape, sets a pace you can sustain, and creates milestones you can measure against.
Don't aim for a perfect schedule. Aim for one realistic enough that future-you would recognise it as truthful.
What to aim for
By the end of this exercise, you should have:
- An honest sense of how many hours per week you can put into this pathway.
- A rough timeline for moving through the stages.
- Specific milestones you can use to check your progress.
- A few buffer point...
