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A1: The day at a glance

Give this to the room

PRODUCT BUILD DAY

One day in. One decision out.

9:00Doors, coffee, hellos
9:15The brief. Q&A. Teams
9:30BUILD · six hours, heads down
12:30Halfway. Lunch lands, clock keeps running
14:30Last hour of building. Stop adding, start sharpening
15:30Users arrive. Hands off the prototypes
16:00Pitches. Ten minutes each, no exceptions
16:40Judges deliberate
16:50Winner. Decision. One page, one owner, one date

The rules of the room:

  1. Everything shown today is a draft. Nothing is wrong before 15:30.
  2. The tools do the typing. You do the thinking.
  3. Build the slice that proves the idea, nothing more.
  4. The users settle arguments. Not volume, not seniority.
  5. Every team pitches. No exceptions.