Module 2 · Academy

Make

Build the smallest version that works and put it on the internet.

Builds toward First Build

Gate: A working thing live at a public URL

Lessons

5 lessons in Make

  1. 1. Scope the Smallest Thing That Works

    Cut your idea down to one core action for one user, and choose the tool you will use to build it.

    75 min Week 3 Deliverable: A one-page MVP spec: your user, the one core action, at most 3 screens, a "Not in v1" list, and the build tool you have chosen (Lovable, Bolt, Replit, v0, or Gumroad for a digital product).

  2. 2. Build v1 With an AI App Builder

    Build the core action from your spec in one sitting, using an AI app builder, and record it working.

    120 min Week 3 Deliverable: Your v1 running in the builder's preview, with the core action from your spec actually working, plus a 60-second screen recording of you using it.

  3. 3. Claude as Your Cofounder: Debug, Iterate, Unstick

    Learn the loop of describing, running, reading the error, and asking Claude, so you stop getting stuck.

    90 min Week 3 Deliverable: Ship 3 changes with Claude's help: 2 bug fixes and 1 new feature. Keep a running log of the prompts that actually worked.

  4. 4. Ship to a Public URL

    Gate lesson

    Deploy your v1, connect a domain a parent buys, and add analytics so you can see who visits.

    90 min Week 4 Deliverable: A live URL on your own domain, with analytics installed (Vercel Analytics, Plausible, or GA).

  5. 5. The 60-Minute Polish

    Make your front door legible - one headline, one call to action, one screenshot, your first name.

    60 min Week 4 Deliverable: Update your landing page so it passes a 5-second test: show it to 3 of your 10 people for 5 seconds and ask what it does and who it is for.

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