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Launch a product

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to launch a product: 9 steps, about 5.2 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to launch a product but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Define what shipped means for a product20 min
2. 2Cut the scope to the smallest useful version30 min
3. 3Build the smallest version that works60 min
4. 4Test it end to end yourself30 min
5. 5Recruit 5 beta users by name30 min
6. 6Fix the top 3 issues they hit60 min
7. 7Write the launch note and the FAQ30 min
8. 8Announce it20 min
9. 9Review what broke in the first week30 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.