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Day 1: Choose one problem
List five repeated problems you can observe directly. Pick the one with the easiest access to users and the smallest useful outcome.
Speak with two people. Write a one-sentence problem statement and decide what evidence would show that your first version helps.
- One primary user
- One repeated problem
- One measurable outcome
- Two potential testers
Day 2: Scope and sketch
Map the current process, then draw the shortest improved journey. Limit version one to three or four screens.
Write your acceptance checklist and prepare realistic sample data. Decide what you will deliberately leave out.
- Main user journey
- Required screens
- Information needed
- Out-of-scope list
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Days 3 and 4: Build the working version
Use your preferred builder. Emergent or Lovable can help you turn a specific brief into a web prototype. Work on the main task before visual polish.
At the end of each day, open the project as a user and complete the full journey. Keep a short record of prompts, decisions, errors, and fixes.
- Build the primary flow
- Add validation and useful empty states
- Check saved data if required
- Test on mobile
- Keep private information out of sample content
Day 5: Test with users
Give the working version to at least three intended users. Ask each person to complete the same task without a walkthrough.
Rank the observations and choose the one change most likely to improve task completion or clarity.
- Observe first action
- Record blockers
- Ask what they expected
- Choose one evidence-based improvement
Days 6 and 7: Improve, publish, document
Implement the chosen improvement, repeat the main test, and publish a stable public link. Check the public version on both phone and desktop.
Create your Launchda project page with screenshots, the original problem, your scope, tools, test evidence, improvement, and reflection. You now have a project that can support a real conversation in an interview.
- Fix the highest-priority issue
- Publish and verify the live URL
- Capture clear screenshots
- Write the case study
- Share it with one person for feedback