BUILDSIDE WORK-TO-UPDATE WORKSHEET Turn ordinary product work into a useful founder update. https://www.buildside.app/solutions/build-founder-audience 1. CHOOSE THE READER Who would this update help? Are they a user, buyer, peer, or potential collaborator? What task or question matters to them? What product context does a new reader need? 2. CAPTURE THE ACTUAL WORK What changed, or what decision did I make? What did I try, observe, or learn? What is still a prototype, assumption, or unanswered question? What screenshot or example would help explain it? What information must remain private? 3. FOUR PRACTICAL POST STARTING POINTS Choose one. Replace each bracket with your own facts. A DECISION I’m building [product] for [reader and task]. I chose [approach] because [specific constraint or reasoning]. The tradeoff is [what this approach does not solve]. What would you consider before [bounded decision]? AN EXPERIMENT I expected [specific result]. I tried [change] in [context]. I observed [what actually happened]. I cannot yet conclude [limit of the evidence]. My next check is [specific question or test]. A LESSON While working on [task], I learned [specific lesson]. The situation was [relevant context]. I changed [what I did differently]. This may be useful when [conditions where it applies]. I still need to understand [open question]. A SPECIFIC QUESTION I’m trying to help [reader] do [task]. The current obstacle is [concrete problem]. I have tried [relevant work or approach]. A useful response would help me decide [bounded next step]. 4. REVIEW BEFORE PUBLISHING [ ] The intended reader and product context are clear. [ ] I separated an observation from an assumption or claim. [ ] Availability, screenshots, links, and details are current. [ ] The post contains no private customer information. [ ] The question gives someone a concrete way to respond. [ ] I have chosen to publish now, save a draft, or schedule a reviewed post. [ ] I have time to return to useful replies. 5. FOLLOW UP What did the reader ask or describe? How does their context relate to my intended audience? What should I clarify? What next decision or experiment does the conversation suggest? What can I report back after doing the work? 6. REVIEW THE SIGNAL Attention: what do views, reactions, follows, or outbound clicks show? Relevance: who responded, and what problem did they describe? Next step: what actually happened after someone explored the product? Check signups, purchases, and product use in your own product and conversations. A view, follow, or click does not establish a customer outcome.