How to Build a Product in Four Days (With Strangers)

What does it actually look like to invent something new in a week?This week we take you behind the scenes of a recent client sprint — a real one, with a real team, real stakes, and the usual emotional arc:* Monday: new faces and high hopes* Tuesday: existential dread* Wednesday: ideas take shape (somehow)* Thursday: revealing our work to real usersAnd yes, at one point, the phrase “sex party” ends up on a whiteboard in front seasoned editors. It’s a long story.What you’ll learn:* Why we’ve adapted the classic Google Ventures Design Sprint (and what we ignore completely)* How to get to real user feedback in days, not months* Why “bad ideas” are often the most valuable* How we use sprints to compress months of decision-making into a single weekWhether you’re a startup founder, a PM, or just sprint-curious, this episode breaks it all down.Thoughts or questions? Want to work with us?Hit reply! We’d love to hear how you’re running product discovery in your own work.Happy Friday,Andrew & Andrew This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit productfridays.substack.com