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Getting Started: From Fast-Track to Mastery

The 5-Day Promise: Our agents are designed to compress what traditionally takes months of product development into a 5-day agentic sprint. This guide explains how your journey begins.

Your experience with Masterminds operates on two levels: the Fast-Track Onboarding (to grasp the power of the system) and the Day-to-Day Operation (where you execute your vision).

1. The Fast-Track Experience (Your "First Run")​

When you first arrive at Masterminds, you enter a Fast-Track Product Development Experience. This is not a tutorial; it is a real-time demonstration of how an Agentic Product Team tackles a challenge from end-to-end.

The Input: Defining Your Trajectory​

You have three strategic paths at this stage:

  1. The Visionary Path: You have a specific idea.

    • Input: "Build a B2B SaaS for logistics tracking."
    • Result: Master Eric immediately begins validating this specific concept.

  2. The Explorer Path (No Spark?): You have the ambition but not the idea.

    • Input: "Find me a winner!"
    • Result: Master Eric scans market trends to propose high-viability opportunities for you to choose from.

  3. The Service Path: You want to build a service, not just software.

    • Input: "Create a concierge service for digital nomads."
    • Result: The agent adapts the framework to service design (blueprints instead of wireframes).

The Execution: Master Eric Takes the Helm​

In this phase, Master Eric (our Generalist Product Master) acts as your proactive co-founder. He runs a compressed version of the strategy lifecycle.

  • Zero-Friction Context: You cannot upload files here. This is intentional. We want you to experience how much value the AI can generate from zero context using its internal reasoning frameworks.
  • The Artifact: Within moments, you receive a Product Opportunity Analysis (POA). This document serves as the foundation, showing you the depth of reasoning (Problem-Solution Fit, Market Sizing, Risks) that the system is capable of.

Continuity: Enter Master Linus​

The Fast-Track doesn't stop at strategy. Once the POA is approved, you can seamlessly transition to Master Linus (Product Delivery Master).

  • The Handoff: Linus consumes the strategy generated by Eric.
  • The Output: He generates precise Technical Specifications and Build Prompts tailored for AI coding tools (like Cursor, Windsurf, or Replit).
  • The Result: You move from "Idea" to "Ready to Code" in a single session.

2. Graduating to the Integrated Product Environment (IPE)​

Once you sign up, you cross the threshold into the Day-to-Day Operation. You graduate from the Fast-Track to the Integrated Product Environment (IPE).

You will likely never use the homepage flow again. Your new operational reality is the Initiative.

The Initiative: Your Persistent Workspace​

An Initiative is the container for your entire product lifecycle. Unlike the initial onboarding chat, an Initiative is designed for long-term evolution. It remembers every decision, every document, and every pivot.

The Standard Workflow: Choosing Your Specialist​

As your product matures, you will need more than a generalist. In the IPE, you orchestrate a team of deep specialists. When you click Create Chat, you choose the exact "Brain" for your current challenge:

  • Phase 1: Customer Discovery -> Choose Master Steve

    • Why: You need to interview synthetic personas or analyze raw user feedback to find "unmet needs." Steve is constitutionally bound to challenge your assumptions and prove the problem exists.

  • Phase 2: Strategy & Roadmap -> Choose Master Tony

    • Why: You need to prioritize features based on Outcome-Driven Innovation (ODI). Tony ignores "cool features" and focuses purely on underserved customer needs to maximize value.

  • Phase 3: Visual Communication -> Choose Gump

    • Why: You need to turn a dry data table into a compelling narrative or chart for stakeholders. Gump specializes in data storytelling.

The Power of Context Reference​

In the Onboarding flow, the agent started fresh. In the IPE, the agents have Total Recall.

  • Cross-Agent Intelligence: You can ask Master Tony (Strategy) to "Reference the user interviews from Master Steve (Discovery)." He will pull that specific context to justify his roadmap.
  • Asset Injection: This is where you upload your PDF research, CSV data, or existing codebases. You ground the agents in your specific reality.

Summary: The Shift​

FeatureFast-Track Flow (Onboarding)Day-to-Day IPE Flow (Operation)
TriggerHomepage Input"Create Chat" Button
AgentEric (Strategy) -> Linus (Execution)Full Specialist Team (Steve, Tony, Gump...)
ContextZero-Shot (Vision Only)Deep (Files, History, Cross-Reference)
GoalUnderstand the DynamicsExecute Value

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