I have a side hustle idea and want to validate it in 30 days, evenings only, without burning out or quitting my day job.
IDEA in 2 sentences: {your_idea}
WHO IT'S FOR: {target_customer}
WHY YOU THINK THEY'LL PAY: {your_hunch}
COMPETITOR / SUBSTITUTE: {what_they_use_today_for_this_problem}
MY EXISTING SKILLS that map to this: {real_strengths}
HOURS PER WEEK I HAVE: {evenings + weekend hours, be honest — 5? 10? 15?}
MY EXISTING AUDIENCE (LinkedIn, newsletter, network): {numbers + qualifiers}
FINANCIAL TEST: {what_would_'validated'_mean_to_me — 5 paying customers? $1K MRR? 50 waitlist signups?}
DESIGN a week-by-week 30-day plan:
**Week 1 — Customer discovery (not 'building'):**
- Specific people to talk to (where to find them, what to ask).
- 'Mom test' question list (don't ask 'would you buy?').
- Stop-condition: if you can't find 8 people to talk in 7 days, you don't have a market.
**Week 2 — Smallest possible offer:**
- The unsexy MVP (Google form, Calendly, paid Substack, manual service done over Zoom).
- Pricing strategy (anchor high, test low).
- The first 5 you'll personally ask to pay.
**Week 3 — First paid attempt:**
- Go live with the test offer. Number to hit (X conversations → Y attempts → Z paying customers).
- Quality of feedback > quantity of customers at this stage.
**Week 4 — Decide:**
- Kill criteria: what makes you stop.
- Continue criteria: what makes you double down.
- A 'shelf it for 6 months' option (some ideas are right idea, wrong life-moment).
At the end: the 3 metrics that decide what I do at day 31.0 copies·0 saves·2 views
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Sample output
Idea: A 4-week 'sleep coaching' program for new-tech-job folks (sleep is wrecked by stress, on-call, screen time). I'm not a sleep scientist; I am a recovered terrible-sleeper engineer with a system. Hours/week: 8 (Tue-Thu evenings + Sat morning). Audience: ~3K LinkedIn followers, 600 newsletter readers. Validated = 5 paying customers in 30 days at $200 each.
Week 1 — Customer discovery (10 conversations)
Find them:
Ask:
If 7 days in you can't get 8 conversations, this isn't a hungry market. Save the idea for later.
Parameters
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FAQ
Pre-write your 'shelf it' message to yourself today. The hardest part of side-hustle discipline is admitting an idea isn't working while you're emotionally attached to it. Pre-writing the exit makes it possible. The prompt targets ChatGPT (GPT-4) and lives in the Validation & Strategy category on mycopyprompt.
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Week 2 — Smallest possible offer
MVP: Google Form for intake. Calendly for 30-min kickoff. Notion doc with the framework + weekly accountability via WhatsApp. No fancy course platform.
Pricing: Anchor at $400 (4 weekly 1:1 calls + the framework). Test at $200 for first 5 customers as 'pilot'. The $200 is what gets you to 5 paying — but the $400 anchor matters for later positioning.
First 5 to ask:
Week 3 — First paid attempt
Week 4 — Decide
Kill criteria (any one of):
Continue criteria (all three):
Shelf-for-6-months option: If 3 customers, weak referrals, and you're exhausted — shelve. The idea might be right; the moment isn't. (New baby? Brutal sprint at work? Don't force it.)
The 3 metrics at day 31:
Hit all 3 → double down at $400 next month. Hit 2/3 → adjust the offer (price, format) and run another 30-day sprint. Hit 1/3 → save the framework, walk away or shelf.