PROTOCOL — PROTO-05

Validate new product ideas before they hit the roadmap.

Use a prototype sprint to test a wedge, sharpen a demo, explore an integration, or prove a workflow before it becomes roadmap debt.

Validate the Roadmap Bet See Market Validation

PROTO-05-SPEC

Entry 01 Spec sheet SaaS Prototypes

The spec, on one sheet.

A short scoping pass, then something testable. Here is who the protocol is for, what comes out, and how the run ends. Every run ends the same way the bench does: with a verdict.

Protocol	PROTO-05 — SaaS Prototypes
Best for	Founder-led SaaS teams · Product teams with roadmap pressure · Sales teams needing demo assets · AI teams testing workflow layers
Output	New feature prototype · AI copilot or assistant surface · Workflow automation concept · Sales demo app · Product positioning test
Decision	Kill it, refine it, pilot it, or productize it — logged either way

the artifact is the deliverable. the deck is not.

PROTO-05-02

Entry 02 What SaaS teams can test 4 items

What SaaS teams can test

The sprint creates enough product proof to decide whether the wedge deserves engineering time.

Vertical-specific product surface Internal tool Integration concept Customer-facing experiment

PROTO-05-XREF

Entry 03 Cross-reference — other protocols 6 on file

Pick the protocol that matches the decision you need.

LAB-HIRE App R&D Studio The lab, for hire RUN → PROTO-IDX Services Every protocol, indexed RUN → PROTO-01 Prototype Sprint Idea → working app surface RUN → PROTO-02 Market Validation Buyer pull, not compliments RUN → PROTO-04 Agency R&D Client insight → productized tool RUN → PROTO-03 Operator Tools Broken workflow → useful software RUN →

Validate the Roadmap Bet