processize

Name: processize
Author: keeea

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How to install processize?

keeea/minimalist-entrepreneur-skills/processize

$npx -y skills add keeea/minimalist-entrepreneur-skills --skill processize

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Summary

Turn a product idea into a manual-first process you can start delivering today. Use when you have an idea and want to figure out how to deliver value by hand before writing any code. Based on The Minimalist Entrepreneur by Sahil Lavingia.

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SKILL.md

1	# Processize
2
3	Help turn a product idea into a manual process deliverable today — before writing a single line of code.
4
5	## Core Principle
6
7	Processize before you productize. Every great product started as someone doing the work by hand.
8
9	> "Most apps on the internet are just forms and lists."
10
11	## Step 1: What's the Product Idea?
12
13	Strip it down:
14	- What is the one thing this product does for a customer?
15	- What does the customer have before and after?
16	- If you had to deliver this value with zero technology — just you, a phone, and a spreadsheet — how?
17
18	> "Can I ship it in a weekend?" If not, reduce scope.
19
20	## Step 2: Who Needs This Today?
21
22	- Who is already trying to solve this with a workaround?
23	- Where do these people hang out?
24	- Can you name 10 specific people who have this problem right now?
25
26	If you can't name 10 people, go back to find-community.
27
28	## Step 3: Design the Manual Version
29
30	Walk through exactly how to deliver value by hand:
31	- What does the customer give you? (An email, a file, a description)
32	- What do you do with it? (Every step, in order)
33	- What do you give back? (The deliverable)
34	- How long does it take? (Per customer)
35
36	Be specific. "I process their request" is not a step. "I open their email, copy the file link, run it through X, format the output, email it back within 2 hours" is a step.
37
38	## Step 4: Write the Magic Piece of Paper
39
40	Document your manual process so clearly that someone else could do it:
41
42	1. Trigger — What kicks off the process?
43	2. Steps — Numbered list of exactly what to do
44	3. Tools needed — What you use at each step
45	4. Time per customer — How long each step takes
46	5. Handoff — How you deliver the result
47
48	## Step 5: Charge for It
49
50	> "There is a massive difference between free and $1."
51
52	- Set a price based on time and value
53	- Reach out to 3 people from your community this week
54	- Deliver the manual version and collect payment
55
56	## Step 6: When to Productize
57
58	Only automate what's proven manually. Signs you're ready:
59	- Delivered to 10+ paying customers
60	- Can predict exactly what they'll ask for
61	- Steps haven't changed in weeks
62	- Spending more time on delivery than finding customers
63
64	Automate one step at a time, starting with the most time-consuming.
65
66	## Output
67
68	Help create:
69	1. One-sentence description of what the product does manually
70	2. The magic piece of paper — full manual process, step by step
71	3. 3 specific people to deliver it to this week
72	4. Initial price point
73	5. The first step to automate when ready (not now)

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How to install processize?

keeea/minimalist-entrepreneur-skills/processize

$npx -y skills add keeea/minimalist-entrepreneur-skills --skill processize

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Files · 1

View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	# Processize
2
3	Help turn a product idea into a manual process deliverable today — before writing a single line of code.
4
5	## Core Principle
6
7	Processize before you productize. Every great product started as someone doing the work by hand.
8
9	> "Most apps on the internet are just forms and lists."
10
11	## Step 1: What's the Product Idea?
12
13	Strip it down:
14	- What is the one thing this product does for a customer?
15	- What does the customer have before and after?
16	- If you had to deliver this value with zero technology — just you, a phone, and a spreadsheet — how?
17
18	> "Can I ship it in a weekend?" If not, reduce scope.
19
20	## Step 2: Who Needs This Today?
21
22	- Who is already trying to solve this with a workaround?
23	- Where do these people hang out?
24	- Can you name 10 specific people who have this problem right now?
25
26	If you can't name 10 people, go back to find-community.
27
28	## Step 3: Design the Manual Version
29
30	Walk through exactly how to deliver value by hand:
31	- What does the customer give you? (An email, a file, a description)
32	- What do you do with it? (Every step, in order)
33	- What do you give back? (The deliverable)
34	- How long does it take? (Per customer)
35
36	Be specific. "I process their request" is not a step. "I open their email, copy the file link, run it through X, format the output, email it back within 2 hours" is a step.
37
38	## Step 4: Write the Magic Piece of Paper
39
40	Document your manual process so clearly that someone else could do it:
41
42	1. Trigger — What kicks off the process?
43	2. Steps — Numbered list of exactly what to do
44	3. Tools needed — What you use at each step
45	4. Time per customer — How long each step takes
46	5. Handoff — How you deliver the result
47
48	## Step 5: Charge for It
49
50	> "There is a massive difference between free and $1."
51
52	- Set a price based on time and value
53	- Reach out to 3 people from your community this week
54	- Deliver the manual version and collect payment
55
56	## Step 6: When to Productize
57
58	Only automate what's proven manually. Signs you're ready:
59	- Delivered to 10+ paying customers
60	- Can predict exactly what they'll ask for
61	- Steps haven't changed in weeks
62	- Spending more time on delivery than finding customers
63
64	Automate one step at a time, starting with the most time-consuming.
65
66	## Output
67
68	Help create:
69	1. One-sentence description of what the product does manually
70	2. The magic piece of paper — full manual process, step by step
71	3. 3 specific people to deliver it to this week
72	4. Initial price point
73	5. The first step to automate when ready (not now)

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