The Paper-First Method

Paper. Pushback. Production.

I do the thinking on paper, Claude pushes back until the plan is honest, then the AI builds inside the structure I decided. It's how I've built 25-30+ apps.

Method

Everything I build starts on paper.

The Paper-First Method: how I've built 25-30+ apps. I do the thinking, the AI does the building.

See the 7 steps
01Step 1

Paper

One page, pen not keyboard. The flow, the journey, the architecture. Where the AI sits, and where a human must say yes.

02Steps 2-4

Pushback

I read the page out loud to Claude and make it disagree. Five questions, until the page is honest. Then I decide the architecture and the stack.

03Steps 5-7

Production

A six-line brief becomes one build prompt per service. The AI builds inside the structure I decided. I review like an architect, ship, and go back to paper.

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The full method

paperfirstmethod.com

The whole method in detail, with examples from real builds.

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The 7 steps

Paper, pushback, production, one step at a time.

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The templates

The one-page plan and the skills I load before every build.

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