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SMART Goal

First 10 Paying Customers

A bootstrapped founder's concrete goal for customer acquisition with clear metrics and timeline.

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Get 10 paying customers by January 31st, 2026, through direct outreach to 100 qualified leads.
✓ Specific: You know exactly what to do: get 10 customers who pay at least ₹5,000/month each.
✓ Measurable: Track conversion rate (100 outreach → 30 calls → 10 customers = 10% close rate).
✓ Achievable: Reaching out to 5 qualified leads daily for 20 working days is realistic.
✓ Relevant: First 10 customers validate product-market fit and generate ₹50K MRR to sustain runway.
✓ Time-bound: Clear deadline of January 31st, 2026 (45 days from today).
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MVP Launch & Break-Even

Two critical milestones for a bootstrapped SaaS founder - launch momentum and financial sustainability.

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Launch MVP on ProductHunt by December 31st, 2025, and get 500+ signups in first week.
✓ Specific: Ship core feature (user auth + main workflow) and list on ProductHunt by Dec 31st.
✓ Measurable: Success = 500+ email signups + Top 5 Product of the Day + 100+ upvotes.
✓ Achievable: Core feature needs 3 more weeks of work; marketing prep needs 1 week.
✓ Relevant: Public launch validates demand and builds early user base for feedback loop.
✓ Time-bound: Hard deadline December 31st, 2025 (21 days from today).
Reach break-even (₹1L monthly revenue) by March 31st, 2026, with 20 paying customers.
✓ Specific: Generate ₹1,00,000/month recurring revenue to cover server costs (₹15K) + personal salary (₹80K).
✓ Measurable: Track MRR weekly. Need 20 customers at ₹5K/month average = ₹1L MRR.
✓ Achievable: Currently at ₹12K MRR (3 customers). Adding 17 customers in 3.5 months = 5 customers/month.
✓ Relevant: Break-even means financial sustainability without needing a job or external funding.
✓ Time-bound: Clear deadline of March 31st, 2026 (111 days from today).
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Technical Debt Cleanup

A solo founder's plan to stabilize product quality through systematic bug fixing and test coverage.

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Reduce bug backlog from 47 to under 10 by January 15th, 2026, by fixing 2 bugs daily.
✓ Specific: Fix critical bugs in authentication, payment flow, and data sync modules.
✓ Measurable: Track in GitHub Issues. Currently 47 open bugs → target: under 10 bugs by Jan 15th.
✓ Achievable: Fixing 2 bugs/day for 20 working days = 40 bugs closed. Leaves buffer for new bugs.
✓ Relevant: Clean codebase improves user experience and reduces support burden (currently 15 support tickets/week).
✓ Time-bound: Clear deadline of January 15th, 2026 (36 days from today).
Add comprehensive test coverage (60%+) by February 15th, 2026, to ship features confidently.
✓ Specific: Write unit tests for auth, payment, and core API endpoints. Aim for 60% code coverage.
✓ Measurable: Use Jest coverage report. Currently 12% coverage → target 60%+ by Feb 15th.
✓ Achievable: Writing tests for 3-4 modules per week for 8 weeks reaches 60% coverage.
✓ Relevant: Tests prevent regressions and allow faster shipping without breaking existing features.
✓ Time-bound: Deadline of February 15th, 2026 (67 days from today).
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