Translate Your Expertise Into a Product

You've spent years mastering your field. You know exactly which parts of the job suck. This skill helps you go from "I know this problem exists" to "here's what the software needs to do" — in language AI tools can build from.

Core Principles

• You don't need to learn to think like a developer. You need to describe the pain clearly. AI handles the rest.
• After 20 years, your daily workflow is already efficient. The opportunity isn't in your routine — it's in the pain you've learned to live with.
• The best SaaS products don't automate everything. They eliminate the one step that makes professionals say "I hate this part."
• Your domain expertise is the product spec. The hard part isn't building — it's knowing what to build. You already know.
• If you can't explain why it's painful to a stranger in 30 seconds, the pain isn't sharp enough to build a business on.

Step 1: Find the Pain Worth Building For

Don't catalog your workflow. Go straight to the pain.

Answer these five questions. Write one sentence for each — don't overthink it.