Old Principles, New Speed. A practical guide to building startups using time-tested methods, accelerated by AI.
Why Ministry of Programming wrote this book—and why it matters.
1,200 words
Why most startup methodology fails—and how to fix it.
800 words
AI changes the speed. The fundamentals stay the same.
1,600 words
The six fundamentals that AI makes faster—but can't replace.
1,400 words
Understanding what customers actually hire your product to do.
2,000 words
Your entire business model on one page.
1,800 words
The decision-making tools that end arguments.
1,800 words
Turning intentions into measurable commitments.
1,800 words
Outlining your product.
1,600 words
Defining requirements that engineers actually want to read.
1,600 words
Visualizing the user journey to plan releases.
1,500 words
Understanding what users actually do, not what they say.
1,400 words
Learning from the market without copying it.
1,400 words
Building consistent UI faster with reusable components.
1,300 words
Fixed-time sprints to explore and validate ideas.
1,400 words
Testing ideas before writing code.
1,300 words
Build just enough to learn, not everything you imagined.
1,500 words
Knowing when to pivot vs. persevere is the most important startup decision. Learn the signals, frameworks, and famous examples to guide your choice.
1,800 words
Finding UX problems before your users do.
1,300 words
Understanding users through conversation, not surveys.
1,600 words
Visualizing the complete user experience.
1,300 words
Documentation that people actually read and update.
1,300 words
Automated testing and deployment that just works.
1,400 words
Measuring engineering performance that matters.
1,300 words
Deploy hundreds of times per day safely. Learn feature flags, trunk-based development, progressive rollouts, and how elite teams ship continuously.
2,200 words
Reproducible infrastructure with Docker and modern tooling.
1,400 words
Building faster by writing less code.
1,400 words
The architecture that scales without the microservices headache.
1,500 words
Shipping MVPs to production in minutes, not weeks.
1,200 words
Choose the right tech stack for modern development. Compare TypeScript, Python, and Go. Learn which frameworks AI assistants work best with for rapid development.
2,400 words
Build an audience while building your product—the founder's guide to content as a growth engine. Build in public, educational content, and thought leadership strategies.
1,900 words
A tactical breakdown of every channel for finding customers—from SEO to paid ads to partnerships. Channel selection framework and prioritization matrix included.
2,100 words
How to do manual sales before you scale—and why it matters more than your product. Finding, approaching, and closing your founding customers.
2,200 words
The strategic framework for bringing your product to customers—channels, messaging, and timing. Define your target market, pricing, and sales motion.
1,800 words
Beyond Product Hunt—how to orchestrate a multi-channel launch that actually moves the needle. Pre-launch preparation, day-of coordination, and post-launch follow-up tactics.
2,000 words
Go from idea to clickable prototype in 4 hours using AI tools.
1,400 words
A comprehensive guide to modern software delivery as a continuous, sustainable process.
2,000 words
A structured 1-2 week sprint to go from unclear problem to validated solution direction with user feedback.
3,200 words
Ship a functional MVP in 2 weeks by combining validated learnings with rapid development.
1,500 words