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Startup Checklist

Use this practical checklist to choose whether your next move is idea generation, validation, startup basics, startup tools, or startup practice.

Find your stage.

  1. If you cannot name the audience and painful problem, start with idea generation.
  2. If the idea sounds clear but proof is thin, start with validation.
  3. If startup terms or first decisions feel fuzzy, use startup basics.
  4. If execution is blocked by time, budget, or skills, use startup tools.
  5. If reading is not enough, move into the F/MS Startup Game.

Use a weekly rule.

Pick one focus for the week, define one testable question, and decide what evidence matters.

A good next move is small enough to finish and honest enough to teach you something.

Choose the focus.

Use these cards as the quick version of the F/MS startup guide.

I

Idea

Use prompts, problem lists, audience filters, and first-test thinking.

Idea guide
V

Proof

Use customer work, MVP scope, landing-page tests, and demand signals.

Validation guide
B

Basics

Use founder terms, first decisions, and startup operating logic.

Basics guide
T

Tools

Use no-code, website, UX/UI, SEO, and automation guides by stage.

Tools guide

Practice the decision.

When you know the focus, use the startup game to turn the next move into a structured exercise.

Play the game