Just for fun · Building the bare minimum
Manual MVP Builder
Tell me your idea in a two-minute chat. I'll turn it into the simplest version you can sell this week: one page with your offer, a way to get paid, an intake form, a short agreement, and the backend you run by hand.
Free. No sign-up to get your plan.
The problem
Most founders build first and sell second.
It feels like progress. It's usually the most expensive way to find out nobody will pay.
Months on software nobody asked for
You pay a developer, an agency or an AI tool to build the whole thing, then go looking for buyers. By the time you learn what they actually want, the budget's gone.
Quotes you can't judge
Logins, dashboards, integrations, mobile apps. If you're not technical, it's hard to know what you need for your first customer and what can wait.
Stuck at 80%
The AI-built prototype looked great in week one. Now every fix breaks something else, and you still haven't asked anyone to pay.
The fix
Sell it by hand first.
A manual MVP is the smallest version of your product you can sell this week and deliver yourself, with tools you already know. Software comes later, once buyers have paid and shown you what's worth automating.
- Offer pageOne page that says who it's for, what they get and the price
- PaymentA payment link or an invoice, so a yes becomes money
- Intake formThe questions you need answered before you start
- AgreementA one-page agreement that sets expectations
- Manual backendThe steps you do by hand for each buyer, and how long they take
Answer 5 questions
Your idea, who pays, the result they get, a price and where you'll sell. About two minutes.
Get your plan
In about a minute: all five parts, written for your idea, with a green, amber or red check on the rules.
Sell it this week
Build the page, send the link to your first buyers, and deliver by hand. Ask follow-up questions as you go.
What you walk away with
A plan you can sell from, not a spec you have to fund.
- A verdict first. Green, amber or red: can this be delivered by hand, and are there rules to check before you sell?
- The words for your page. Headline, promise, what's included, a price and founding terms.
- Tools you've heard of. WordPress or Squarespace, Stripe, Google Forms, Google Docs. Nothing niche.
- Your backend on one page. Every step you'll do by hand, with the time it takes per client.
- Your first buyers. Who to contact this week, and how.
- What to automate later. Only the steps worth building once buyers have paid.
The goal: your first paying customer before your first line of code.
Try it
Build your manual MVP
This is a starting plan written by AI, not legal, financial or regulatory advice. Check anything near a red line with a professional before you sell. Don't enter anything confidential. Your answers are sent to Anthropic to write the plan. Privacy
The only pricing on this page
How many flat whites is this worth?
The Builder is free. But if it saved you a few weeks and a developer's quote, you can place a bid in the only currency that matters.
flat whites
A solid morning. Matt will be productive.
Place my bid: US$15Completely optional, and a bit silly. Flat whites at US$5 each, roughly a Sydney flat white plus tip. You pay in US dollars through Stripe and can change the amount before you pay.
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Real, paid bids only. On the Stripe page you choose: show your name, stay anonymous, or keep your bid private. Updated hourly.
Ready to sell it for real?
Sell as you build: 12 weeks to your first paid pilot, with Matt and a small group of founders. Founding price US$1,997 for the first 10 founders or until 31 December. First intake 3 November.