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A Practical 4-Week Marketing Plan for Your First App

Plan your first app launch with a practical 4-week roadmap. Define success metrics, optimize your store listing, run targeted experiments, and align content across channels to drive early adoption and traction.

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7 Practical Checks to Make Your MVP Investor-Ready

This guide provides seven practical checks to make your MVP investor-ready, from problem validation and traction signals to a realistic roadmap and go-to-market plan. Learn actionable steps and metrics you can implement today.

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Must-Have vs Nice-to-Have: MVP Feature Priorities

Learn practical steps to split MVP features into must-haves and nice-to-haves. This guide provides a repeatable framework for prioritization, rapid validation, and lean post-MVP planning to accelerate learning and growth.

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Validate PMF Fast While Building an MVP in 6 Weeks

Building an MVP in six weeks? This practical guide outlines a six-week PMF validation sprint with structured interviews, demand tests, and measurable signals to help you decide whether to persevere, pivot, or pause.

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Lean API-First MVP for Startups

This guide walks startups through building a lean API first MVP. It covers defining a core API contract, designing for testability, building minimal but end-to-end flows, and preparing for marketing and investor discussions—without getting stuck in backend boilerplate.

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Building a Practical Growth Playbook for Your MVP Launch

This guide helps founders build a practical growth playbook for MVP launches, focusing on measurable outcomes, a lean three-loop growth engine, and fast experiments. Learn how to align onboarding, acquisition, and retention to drive real traction.

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How to Build an Early-User Growth Funnel for Your MVP

Many MVPs stall after launch because they lack a clear, measurable funnel to convert curiosity into users. This guide breaks down a lean, actionable approach to attract, activate, retain, and grow early users through practical steps and metrics.

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30-Day Plan to Validate Your MVP Without Coding

Learn a practical 30-day, no-code plan to validate your MVP: frame the problem, build lightweight prototypes, test with real users, and iterate based on real feedback. A disciplined approach reduces risk and clarifies the path forward.

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Fast Track to 1000 Users: A Growth Playbook

This growth playbook helps founders quickly acquire their first 1000 users through clear ICPs, lean funnels, rapid experimentation, and disciplined activation. Learn practical steps to test channels, optimize onboarding, and measure what matters—without drowning in vanity metrics.

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