You've validated the problem. You've talked to customers. You're confident your SaaS idea could work. But building it still takes time, energy, and money, even with AI tools.

What if you could test whether your solution actually beats the existing alternative *before* you build it?

In this video, I break down the "Half-Step" method, a way to validate your solution design by combining manual work with automation to simulate what your SaaS will eventually do.

**The Framework:**
• TODAY: Your customer's existing solution (painful, expensive, time-consuming)
• HALF-STEP: Your process with manual + automated steps (the "Frankenstein" approach)
• TOMORROW: Your full SaaS solution

**Why this works:**
Your target market doesn't care if you're doing things manually behind the scenes. They care about RESULTS. Can you beat what they're doing today? That's the only question that matters.

I walk through a real example: a B2B outreach tool I'm considering building. Instead of coding it first, I'm testing the process manually to prove it works—and potentially selling it as a service before it's even a product.

**What you'll learn:**
• How to break your SaaS idea into testable steps
• When to automate vs. do manually
• How to turn validation into early social proof/case studies
• The "productized service" bridge to SaaS

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Too many SaaS founders make the same mistake: they get excited about their *output* (the thing they build) instead of focusing on the *outcome* (what the customer actually cares about).

In this video, I break down the simple 3-part framework I use to think about any SaaS product:

**INPUT → OUTPUT → OUTCOME**

• INPUT: What you get from the customer
• OUTPUT: What your SaaS produces (the "how")
• OUTCOME: What the customer actually buys (the VALUE)

I walk through this using my legal billing SaaS as a real example, showing you exactly how inputs (emails, meeting notes) become outputs (automated billing reports) that enable the outcome customers actually pay for (recovered time, more revenue).

The key insight? Your marketing, your sales, your entire pitch should focus on OUTCOME, not output. Most founders do this backwards.

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Day 5 of building my SaaS in public - and today we're designing and
building the actual application interface.

We have a landing page. Now we need something to SHOW prospects -
something they can click through, visualize, and give feedback on.

What I built with Lovable:
• Dashboard with key metrics and value delivered
• Reports showing client, time, and dollar value
• Integration management (Outlook, Fathom)
• Client list
• Settings, account, and billing sections

The surprise: Lovable added a billing rate field I didn't ask for.
Now the dashboard shows "$4,250 recovered" - not just hours.
That's demonstrated ROI. That's how you sell.

What you'll learn:
• How to scope your V1 (what to include, what to skip)
• The prompt framework for app design with AI
• Working with AI like a designer (guidelines + creative freedom)
• Using your prototype to get feedback from prospects

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Tools: Claude (claude.ai), Lovable (lovable.dev)

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