Go-Live Checklist

You've built it. You've tested it. Before you put it in front of real users paying real money, run through this checklist. Every item takes minutes to check — and catching a problem here saves you from catching it in front of customers.

Core Principles

• This is a gate, not a process. If you pass, launch. If you don't, fix the gaps and come back.
• "It works for me" is not the same as "it works." Test as if you're a stranger visiting for the first time.
• Skipping items here is borrowing from your future self. You'll fix them eventually — it's cheaper to fix them now.
• Perfect is the enemy of launched. But "payments don't work" is not a perfectionism issue — it's a showstopper.

The Checklist

Showstoppers (Must Pass)

These will directly lose you customers or money if broken. Do not launch without them.