ZanbelLet's build

5Build instructions for founders

Great companies are built brick by brick.

I help founders place the first brick, find the fit, and build a company that scales.

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STEP 0 · THE FIRST BRICKS

About

I've spent my career inside startups and scale‑ups, building product and operations from the first brick to global teams.

The steps

Five steps from idea to scale.

Start at step one, or jump in where you are.

1IDEA

Sharpen the idea.

Pressure test the problem, the customer and the timing before you spend a dollar.

  • Problem framing
  • Market map
  • Founder thesis

PRESSURE TEST

9 IDEAS

2VALIDATE

Prove someone cares.

Talk to real customers. Collect signals, not compliments.

  • Customer discovery
  • Smoke tests
  • Early pricing

TESTING FIT

TRYING

3BUILD

Ship the smallest real thing.

An MVP that learns fast, and a team rhythm that ships every week.

  • MVP scope
  • Roadmap
  • Team rituals

5 PIECES

BUILDING 0/5

4FIT

Find the piece that clicks.

Read retention, not vanity metrics. Iterate until the market starts pulling.

  • PMF metrics
  • Positioning
  • Onboarding

8 PIECES

SEARCHING

5SCALE

Build the machine.

Turn what works into process, people and a go‑to‑market that repeats.

  • Operations
  • Hiring plan
  • GTM engine

0 PIECES AND COUNTING

BUILDING

Contact

Let's build something.

Tell me where you are and what's in the way. I'll reply personally.

Which step are you on?