Readiness check: are you ready to build?

Market You have done the job, or sold to the buyer, yourself.Years inside the industry, not research about it. You can name ten target customers by company and role.Real organisations, and the person in each who feels the problem. You know what they spend on the problem today.Staff hours, spreadsheets, a competitor, fines. A number, not a feeling.

Customers Three or more have said yes on a call.Yes to the problem and yes to paying for a fix. At least one has signed a letter of intent.Named product, rough price, intent to pilot. At least one has paid a deposit or founding fee.The strongest signal there is. Studio Bet starts here.

Product You can describe the first release as one job in one sentence."A care manager matches a carer to a client in five minutes." You have a written list of what is not in the first release.The not-list keeps the first release shippable. You know which rules touch the data.GDPR, plus your sector: FCA, CQC, NHS DSPT, FERPA, or none.

Money and time You can pay for discovery and a proof slice, or a raise is underway.Roughly £10k to start, or a round with a close date. You can give three to five hours a week to the build.Weekly decisions, pilot calls, acceptance testing. Full-time for Studio Bet. You know how it makes money.Subscription, per seat, per transaction. Something that repeats.

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