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Weekend Project Planner

Turn a fuzzy maker idea into a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday sprint plan with scope cuts, proof assets, and launch copy.

12-hour web tool plan for your weekend project

Total budget: 12 hours. Friday 2h, Saturday 6h, Sunday 4h.

Fill the inputs, then generate to lock the plan and fire completion analytics.

Friday/Saturday/Sunday schedule

Friday

2h - Box the scope before building

Write the one-sentence promise for your weekend project.
Pick the single demo input, output, and launch channel: X/Twitter.
Create the repo or project folder, then list constraints: time, energy, and one happy path.
Delete or park anything that will not appear in the Sunday proof asset.

Saturday

6h - Build the proof path

Build the smallest working loop with fake data, manual steps, or already-owned tools where needed.
Use tools you already know for the core path and allow one new tool at the edge.
Capture one screenshot or short clip as soon as the first ugly demo works.
Stop adding features when the launch copy can honestly describe the demo.

Sunday

4h - Package, test, and launch

Run the demo from a clean browser, device, or fresh folder and fix only launch-blocking failures.
Create the proof assets and write the launch post.
Publish to X/Twitter with one direct feedback ask.
Write the Monday decision: continue, shrink, or shelve.

Scope cuts

Cut auth, billing, teams, settings, onboarding tours, and admin screens unless the demo literally depends on them.
Replace the riskiest unknown with a manual step: ship only one happy path.
For a intermediate build, keep the first version to one input, one output, and one place to give feedback.
Do not add a second user type, second platform, or second launch channel before the first proof is posted.
Move every nice-to-have into a Monday list with no build permission this weekend.

Proof assets

One punchy screenshot
30-second demo clip
Pinned reply with link and ask
One messy build note naming what broke and what was cut
A clean final screenshot of the core result
A link, repo, waitlist, or reply path where feedback can land

Launch copy

Headline

Weekend ship: a weekend project

Built a weekend project in 12 hours this weekend.

Constraint: kept the scope small enough to ship before Monday.

Proof: [screenshot/demo]
Ask: should I polish this, cut it down further, or turn it into a full v1?

CTA

Reply with polish, cut, or v1.

Guardrails

Total budget: 12 hours. Friday 2h, Saturday 6h, Sunday 4h.
Skill rule: Use tools you already know for the core path and allow one new tool at the edge.
Launch channel rule: optimize proof assets for X/Twitter, not every platform.

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