Playbook 03

Build the smallest product with Vibe Coding

Build only the small bit that delivers the core value.

The question this step answers

What is the smallest thing that delivers the core value, and how do I build it with AI?

First principle

Build the smallest thing that delivers the value you promised — not a complete product. This step IS the Vibe Coding loop: state intent, give context, let AI execute, verify it yourself — the method lives at vibe.ifq.ai. Do it manually first, use no-code where you can, and write code only for the part that proves the value.

Key steps

  1. 1

    Cut to one core value path

    Cut the offer down to a single path: the shortest line from the customer starting to the customer getting value. Drop everything else for now.

  2. 2

    Pick the cheapest medium

    Pick the cheapest way to deliver: manual if you can, no-code or templates next, and only then code with Vibe Coding.

  3. 3

    Build it with the Vibe Coding loop

    Use the vibe.ifq.ai method: state intent, give context, let AI execute, verify yourself. You bring judgment, AI brings execution.

  4. 4

    Ship to those who said yes

    Deliver it to the people from step 2 who prepaid or committed. Serve that group first, do not chase new customers.

  5. 5

    Watch them use it, fix only blockers

    Watch real customers use it and fix only what blocks the value. Leave the flaws that do not block value alone.

Do

  • Build only the shortest core value path.
  • Reuse no-code tools and ready-made templates.
  • Deliver the value manually first.
  • Use the vibe.ifq.ai method to let AI execute.

Don't

  • Try to build every feature at once.
  • Polish the edges before the core works.
  • Add features no customer asked for.
  • Automate before the value is proven.

Copy-ready prompts

Cut to the smallest value path

The core value I promised the customer is [one-sentence value]. The offer I pre-sold is [offer]. 

Help me:
1. Find the shortest path that delivers this value, listing the key steps from the customer starting to getting value.
2. Mark which steps can be done manually now, which can use no-code tools, and which truly need code.
3. Give me a "smallest deliverable version" checklist, and tell me clearly what NOT to build yet.

Vibe Coding intent brief

I am going to build a minimal product using Vibe Coding (the vibe.ifq.ai method).

Context:
- Target customer: [customer]
- Core value: [value]
- Customer flow: [paste the key steps from the first prompt]

Write a clear "intent brief" I can hand straight to an AI to execute, covering: what to build, who it is for, the must-have core features, what is explicitly out of scope, and how we know it is done.

Acceptance signals

  • Your first customers actually got the value you promised.
  • You can deliver it repeatably (even if partly manual).
  • The cost to build it stayed small.