03Ideas & planningEssential

PRD

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.

Resources

Copy prompt

Write a 1-page PRD: goals, target users, key features, non-goals, success metric.

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.

Specification

Spell out exactly how one feature should work.

For example

The save button sits top-right, turns solid on click, and the state is stored in the database.