ShouldShip

Founding waitlist · Weekly Money-Pain Verdicts

Should you ship this?

Evidence before you ship. Each week: exactly three Money-Pain Verdicts — GO, WATCH, or KILL — for English-market indie and 1–3 person bootstrap teams who can ship code but stall on what to build.

$19/month founding rate for the first 50. First issue ships at 25 founders.

Issue 1 unlocks at 25 founders 0 / 25

Who it’s for

You can ship. Choosing is the stall.

English-market indie founders and 1–3 person bootstrap teams. You can ship the code. You stall on what to build.

  • Ship-ready, decision-stuck

    You have the stack. You need a graded bet with an exit — not another tutorial.

  • Tiny teams, English demand

    Solo or 1–3 people selling into English-speaking markets.

  • Evidence over vibes

    Links, a money score, and a kill-if — not a swipe file of “hot spaces.”

What you get each week

Exactly three Money-Pain Verdict cards.

A short email. Three briefs you can act on — or throw away — before Friday.

  1. 01

    Job

    The concrete job a buyer is hiring done. Named tightly enough to test in 72 hours.

  2. 02

    Pain grade

    vent / workaround / already paying. Only the last two survive a GO.

  3. 03

    Money score 0–100

    Willingness to pay, not a TAM slide. A low score saves you a quarter.

  4. 04

    Competitor wedge

    Where incumbents are loud and still miss. If there is no wedge, the card says so.

  5. 05

    Evidence links

    Primary sources — threads, reviews, interviews. You can open them.

  6. 06

    Verdict · GO / WATCH / KILL

    One call. A KILL is the product working.

  7. 07

    72h test + kill-if

    A next action with a numeric abort. Miss it, stop.

  8. 08

    First-10 cold-start

    How to reach the first ten buyers without an audience or a launch video.

Founding rate

First 50 founders

$19/month

Lock $19/month for the first 50 seats. The first issue ships at 25 founders.

  • Exactly 3 Money-Pain Verdict cards / week
  • GO / WATCH / KILL plus a 72-hour kill-if
  • Founding price held for the first 50 seats

FAQ

Short answers.

When does the first issue ship?

When 25 founders are in.

What is a Money-Pain Verdict?

One card: job, pain grade, money score, competitor wedge, evidence, and a GO, WATCH, or KILL — plus a 72-hour test, a kill-if, and a first-10 path.

Why only three cards a week?

Three is enough to pick a bet and still kill two. A longer list becomes the same stall.

Is this a list of product ideas?

No. The question is “Should you ship this?” If the evidence cannot support a call, the card is a KILL.

Who is this for?

English-market indie and 1–3 person bootstrap teams who can ship code but stall on what to build.