94Ideas & planningEssential

Documentation

Files recording project information: usage notes, developer guides, API docs and so on.

For example

I wrote a README so others can understand the project quickly.

Resources

Copy prompt

Write a README for this project: what it does, setup, usage and license.

Related terms

What you want to build, and which problem it solves.

For example

An app that helps people discover the story behind English words.

Minimum viable product

Build the smallest version that actually works, to test the idea.

For example

Version one only does: a few words plus their etymology.

Product requirements document

Write down what the product does, who it is for and why, as a whole.

For example

This is the complete product spec sheet.