Every few months I give myself 48 hours to ship something real. Not a prototype that lives in Figma - a deployed URL someone can use. Here's the playbook that actually works.
Friday Night: Scope Ruthlessly
I write one sentence: "By Sunday night, users can ___." If I can't finish that sentence, the idea is too big. I cut features until the core action fits on a sticky note.
Saturday: Build the Happy Path Only
- One database table (or a JSON file)
- One form, one list view, one detail view
- No auth unless the product is useless without it
- Deploy by Saturday afternoon - even if ugly
Sunday: Polish and Share
Morning is for CSS and copy. Afternoon is for fixing the one bug that blocks the happy path. Evening I post to one community and ask for feedback.
A weekend MVP is not a product. It's a hypothesis with a URL.
What I Ship With
Static HTML + Bootstrap, or Next.js if I need API routes. Hosting on Vercel. Analytics with Plausible or nothing at all for v0.