Before the next AI build: a focus and demand worksheet

Recognise the three failure patterns

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Luke describes overbuilding, depending on a foundation he does not control and never telling anyone the product exists. His eleven-app, one-paying-customer account is historical context, not the current status of those projects.

1. Name the one project you intend to work on next.
2. Write the core user task and what a small usable version would deliver.
3. Identify external platforms or capabilities the product depends on.
4. Ask what would happen if one of those dependencies changed or disappeared.

Use the agent’s waiting time for business work

The video argues that agent progress can tempt a builder to start another idea. The alternative in this example is to work on demand and delivery while the current build runs.

1. Prepare a clear explanation or demonstration for the intended user.
2. Find a suitable way to obtain real feedback on the current task.
3. Record questions and objections without automatically turning each one into a feature.
4. Keep the agent working on the agreed scope while you investigate the audience problem.

Finish one observable test

Luke draws a lesson from regular YouTube publishing about completing repetitions instead of only researching. That experience does not establish a universal daily publishing rule.

1. Define what finished means for the small version and how you will test it.
2. Complete the agreed review and show the result to its intended audience.
3. Record use, failures and feedback.
4. Choose the next change from that evidence before opening another repository.

The takeaway

The worksheet favours one reviewable experiment with a real user task. It does not turn Luke’s personal publishing habit into a schedule for every builder.