What problem does it solve?
It helps you clarify what you’re actually building and why before any implementation starts, so you can produce a usable product/design direction instead of vague brainstorming.
Core Features & Use Cases
- YC-style product diagnostic: In startup/intrapreneurship mode, it forces demand reality, status-quo comparison, and a narrow wedge so you can validate the core before shipping.
- Builder-mode design partnering: In hackathon/open-source/learning mode, it sharpens delight, audience, and the fastest shippable version to create something you can show or share.
- Design-doc output focus: It produces a structured design doc (not code) and ends with a concrete “what to do next” assignment based on your answers.
Quick Start
Invoke office-hours when you want help thinking through an idea or deciding if it’s worth building, such as when you say “office hours” or you ask “help me think through this.”