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What to build on Windsurf. Decide in 20 minutes.
9 forced decisions against live G2 and Reddit data. Walk out with a Windsurf-optimised spec encoding your buyer, scope, price and launch plan. Paste it into Windsurf Cascade. Build the right thing.
$5 Quick Take · No credit card · 24% of ideas killed before a build cycle
Stage 9 · The export
What you paste into Windsurf Cascade
Generated automatically from your 9 decisions. Buyer, scope, pricing, launch, tone. One paste. No rework. The example below uses a freelance-accountant idea; your spec will be specific to yours.
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Pasted into Windsurf Cascade · ShipFit Quick Take · $5
## Buyer
Sarah, 38, freelance accountant in the UK. Earns £80k/yr. Willing to pay £29/mo for tools that save admin time. Decision timeline 7 days. Channels: r/accounting, AccountingWEB.
## Problem (severity 9/10 from G2 + Reddit)
Client onboarding takes 4-6 hours per new client. Manual data entry, duplicated forms, chasing missing documents.
## V1 scope — Lean package (2-week build)
✓ Smart intake form with VAT-number prefill
✓ Document upload with auto-categorisation
✓ Welcome email sequence with checklist
✓ Single-page dashboard showing new-client pipeline
✗ Multi-user access (Balanced package only)
✗ Stripe integration (post-MVP)
## Stack
Next.js 14, Supabase auth + Postgres, Tailwind. Deploy via the host platform.
## Pricing (Van Westendorp: £19-£39, optimal £29)
Free: 1 active client · Pro: £29/mo, 10 clients · Agency: £79/mo, unlimited
## Launch (channel-matched to buyer)
Week 1: r/accounting AMA + AccountingWEB guest post.
Week 2: AccountingWEB ad burst + cold email to 50 firms.
Success metric: First paying customer in week 4.
## Tone of voice
Crisp, professional, no fluff. UK English. Sarah is time-poor.
Generated from 9 forced decisions · Sourced from live G2 + Reddit
▶ Build with Windsurf
24%
of ideas get a Kill verdict against live data. Better to kill it before the build.
55
named frameworks applied at the right stage. Christensen, Fitzpatrick, Vohra, Helmer.
Live
signal from G2, Trustpilot, Reddit, App Store. Real complaints, not generated text.
$5
Quick Take. No credit card. Full 9-stage playbook from $10.
How it works
From idea to Windsurf spec in 20 minutes
9 stages, in order, each one building on the last. Skip one and the next breaks. At the end, the Windsurf-optimised export pastes into Windsurf Cascade.
Q1Worth Building?
Ship / Pivot / Kill verdict
Q2Who Pays?
Named buyer + willingness-to-pay
Q3What Hurts?
Pain ranked from G2 + Reddit
Q4How to Win?
Positioning vs real competitors
Q5What's V1?
Lean / Balanced / Full scope
Q6How to Charge?
Van Westendorp pricing tier
Q7Will They Pay?
Landing copy + traffic plan
Q8How to Launch?
Channel-matched playbook
Q9What to Export?
Tool-optimised prompt
Paste into Windsurf. Build.
Honest questions
The stuff Windsurf builders actually ask before paying $5.
Frequently asked questions
Can't I just describe my idea to Windsurf directly?
You can, and Windsurf will build it. The problem is Windsurf will build anything. It doesn't tell you the idea has no buyer, the pricing is wrong, the scope is bloated or the launch channel for this audience is paid not organic. ShipFit decides those nine things first so Windsurf builds the right thing, not just the next thing.
Do I still need my Windsurf subscription?
Yes. ShipFit isn't a builder. It's the step before. ShipFit decides what to build. Windsurf builds it. The two are complementary, not competing. ShipFit's stage-9 export drops straight into Windsurf Cascade.
Will this work with my existing Windsurf project?
Yes. The Windsurf-optimised export from stage 9 is a structured spec: buyer persona, MVP scope, pricing tier, success metrics, tone of voice. Paste it as a new Windsurf Cascade entry to start a fresh build, or as context inside an existing project to refocus what you're shipping.
Why pay for ShipFit if Windsurf is already paid?
Because building the wrong thing on Windsurf costs more than $5. Three months of perfectly-built code for a product nobody wants is the expensive outcome. ShipFit's $5 Quick Take returns a Ship / Pivot / Kill verdict in 2 minutes against live data. 24% of ideas get killed before they reach a build cycle.
What happens if ShipFit kills my idea?
You saved a Windsurf build cycle. That's the feature, not the bug. The Quick Take verdict comes with a Why — which decision broke down (no buyer? no pricing room? no differentiation?). You either iterate on the idea or pick a stronger one. Either way, $5 buys you a forced conversation with the data before you spend three months building.
What if I've never used Windsurf before?
Run ShipFit first anyway. The 9-stage playbook plus the Windsurf-optimised export is the cleanest way to start your first Windsurf project. Decide what to build, then sign up for Windsurf, paste the spec into Windsurf Cascade, and let Windsurf do the building.
Get my Windsurf spec
$5 Quick Take. 2 minutes. Live data. Real verdict. Or $10 for the full 9-stage playbook with the Windsurf-optimised export.