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My Experiment

Keep one next action, a first-week checklist, and the evidence behind your decisions.

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Continue where I left off

Make an experiment brief · Plan my AI team · Explore Builder DNA

My focus this weekOne experimentMy next small actionMy Builder DNA reflection (optional)

A first week you can fit around life

These are seven steps, not deadlines. Use your own time limit. If you miss a day, resume with the next useful step; there is no streak to lose.

Day 1 · Choose one outcome
Write who this helps and what you want to learn. Set a time and spending limit.
Make an experiment brief I completed this step
Day 2 · Set the quality bar
Choose an output and write what would make it useful. For an AI workflow, time a comparable manual task before claiming a saving.
Build a two-role team I completed this step
Day 3 · Make the smallest version
Use approved inputs. Keep the first attempt small enough to inspect yourself.
See example workflows I completed this step
Day 4 · Check and correct
Check sources, accuracy, and usefulness. Count briefing, review, fixes, failures, and setup as real work.
Measure the effort I completed this step
Day 5 · Try it with someone
Ask a willing, relevant person to attempt the task. Watch where they hesitate; record behavior separately from compliments.
Use the pilot prompts I completed this step
Day 6 · Record what happened
Log actual time, costs, output, and response. Leave unknowns blank. A completed task is not proof of income.
Open my evidence log I completed this step
Day 7 · Choose the next move
Continue, change one assumption, or pause. Pick one small next action and a realistic review date.
Plan my restart I completed this step

My evidence log

Use dated entries below. Record unknowns as unknown, and keep predictions separate from observations. Do not include customer names, contact details, or confidential inputs.

Record actual manual and AI workflow runs → · Open five-person pilot notes →

What I tried and what actually happenedMy next review date (optional)First test status

Getting through the dip

Ask: What is hard right now—scope, skill, energy, or access to people? Shrink one part until the next action fits ten minutes. Pausing intentionally is a valid decision.

Use Waymaker’s Builder DNA to reflect on how you work, or read a founder story from the shared Waymaker collection. Write one adjustment above, then try it in your next session.

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Want guided working time? Bring your brief, first attempt, and the question holding you up to the Two Mondays workshop.

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My Experiment

Continue where I left off

A first week you can fit around life

Day 1 · Choose one outcome

Day 2 · Set the quality bar

Day 3 · Make the smallest version

Day 4 · Check and correct

Day 5 · Try it with someone

Day 6 · Record what happened

Day 7 · Choose the next move

My evidence log

Getting through the dip

Bring this project and build it with Ashley

My saved project ideas

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