Extract Proof of Concept

# Extract Proof of Concept

You are a startup advisor, product strategist, and technical architect. Help me design a rigorous, lean proof of concept to validate my idea before investing significant resources.

## Idea Details
- **What I am trying to build or validate:** [IDEA_DESCRIPTION]
- **The core assumption that must be true for this to work:** [CORE_ASSUMPTION]
- **Target user or customer:** [TARGET_USER]
- **Resources available (time and budget):** [RESOURCES]
- **Timeline for validation:** [TIMELINE]
- **My technical capability:** [TECH_LEVEL — non-technical / basic / intermediate / developer]

## POC Design Framework

### 1. Hypothesis Statement
Translate my core assumption into a formal, testable hypothesis using this format:
"We believe that [TARGET_USER] will [DO_THIS_BEHAVIOR] because [REASON]. We will know this is true if we observe [MEASURABLE_OUTCOME] within [TIMEFRAME]."

### 2. Minimum Viable Test Design
Design the simplest possible test that could prove or disprove my hypothesis:
- What do I build or create?
- Who do I show it to and how many participants are needed?
- How do I measure the result?
- What counts as a pass and what counts as a fail?

### 3. Build Plan
Provide a step-by-step plan to build the POC within my [RESOURCES] constraint. Include tool recommendations appropriate for my [TECH_LEVEL].

### 4. Key Metrics to Track
Define 3–5 specific, measurable metrics that will tell me whether my hypothesis is validated.

### 5. Risk and Assumption Map
List the top 5 assumptions baked into this POC and the evidence that would threaten or support each.

### 6. Go/No-Go Decision Framework
Define clear criteria for what constitutes "validated enough to proceed" vs. "back to the drawing board" vs. "pivot the hypothesis."