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v0.2.1

Ruthless Focus on Today

Cut every ounce of complexity that doesn't validate demand. No future-proofing. No scaling plans. Just proof that someone cares.

The Core Principle: Validate Before You Build

Launch → Validate(Monetize → Optimize → Scale)

Everything beyond validation is tomorrow’s problem.
Until someone proves they want what you’re offering, monetization is fantasy, optimization is waste, and scaling is delusion.

This release is a hard reset toward what matters most:

Does anyone actually want this?


Stripping Out False Priorities

Removed Paid Product Tiers

The template originally included multiple pricing tiers. They’re gone.

You don’t need pricing strategy before you have proof of interest.
First earn attention. Then validate intent. Then decide what to sell.

Building monetization ladders before validation is how founders build castles on sand.


Removed Launch Blockers

Every feature that delayed testing or added creative pressure has been cut.

  • No mandatory videos: Production kills momentum. Ship text and images first.
  • No multi-column layouts: Mobile-first simplicity guarantees focus and compatibility.
  • No “perfect” design loops: Polish only what the data proves is working.

Philosophy: If it doesn’t directly improve validation, it’s vanity.


The Copy-First Doctrine

Words are the fastest path to truth.
Copy reveals whether your value proposition lands — and forces you to understand it yourself.

Copy is validation.
Design, media, and layout are decoration until you know the message works.

You don’t design your way to clarity.
You write your way to it.


The Operating Mindset

Stop building for what might happen. Build for what’s true today.

Order of operations:

  1. Launch
  2. Validate
  3. Decide
  4. Monetize or Pivot

Anything else is noise disguised as progress.

Focus: Today’s problem only — prove demand exists.

Drew MacGibbon

Hi, I'm Drew

Founder

I built Founder Funnel to give technical founders a way to validate ideas without the "SaaS Tax".

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