Groundwork DIY · The Interactive Guide
From “I need software” to a plan a developer can be held to.
Groundwork is an interactive guide that walks you through planning your software before you pay anyone to build it. Thirty-one short chapters, real cost calculators, and a document generator — so you know what it should cost, what to ask for, and how to hold your builder to the plan.
$499
One-time payment · yours to keep
What’s inside
Everything you need to plan it right.
31 chapters · 4 parts
A chapter for every step
Short chapters that build on each other — from your first idea to launch day and beyond. Every chapter ends with something you built, not just something you read.
Real numbers
Cost calculators
Know what your software should cost before anyone quotes you a number. Real math for building it yourself, hiring a builder, or paying for a subscription.
Your holding document
BUILD.md generator
Answer plain questions, get a build document a developer can be held to. This is the paper you hand your builder — no vague promises, no moving targets.
Nothing forgotten
Checklists
Setup, launch, and maintenance checklists. Every step in order, so nothing slips through the cracks when it matters most.
Copy · paste · done
Prompt library
Fourteen copy-paste prompts that do the heavy thinking for you: planning features, prioritizing what matters, and reviewing quotes like a pro.
Yours to keep
Progress that saves
Work at your own pace. Everything you enter — your numbers, your answers, your plan — saves privately on your device as you go.
Why it matters
Most people get burned before they learn this.
Never get burned by a vague quote again.
A builder says “it depends” and names a number that feels made up. With Groundwork, you already ran the math — you know what each piece should cost, so you can spot an inflated quote in seconds.
Walk into every developer conversation already knowing the answer.
No more nodding along to words you don’t understand. You’ll know what you need, what it’s called, and what a fair price looks like — before the first call.
Your plan, your numbers, your paper trail.
The BUILD.md you generate is a written record of what was agreed. If the build drifts, you point at the document — not at a memory of a conversation.
Who it’s for
Built for owners, not developers.
You run a business and you need software built — an app, a tool, a system — and you are not a developer yourself.
You’ve been quoted numbers that felt made up, or you’re afraid of paying for something that never works.
You want to be the one holding the plan — not hoping the builder understood what you meant.
How it works
Three steps. No jargon.
Open your personal link
After checkout you get your own private link. It opens your guide automatically — no password to remember, no account to manage.
Work the chapters
Go at your pace, on your phone or your computer. Calculators, checklists, and prompts do the heavy lifting with you.
Hand over your BUILD.md
Finish with a build document any developer can be held to. That paper is the difference between hoping and knowing.
Get Groundwork
Plan it before you pay for it.
$499
One-time payment · yours to keep
- The full 31-chapter interactive guide, in 4 parts
- Cost calculators — know what it should cost before anyone quotes you
- BUILD.md generator — the holding document you hand your builder
- Setup, launch, and maintenance checklists
- 14-prompt library — copy, paste, done
- Your progress saves privately on your device
After checkout you get your personal link — it opens your guide automatically on any device. No password, no login.