Speak in Problems,Solve in Products
Follow the Productization Path to transform your skills into scalable products. Each stage builds on the last.
Find Your Sweet Spot
Your product lives at the intersection of skill, market need, and passion.
Skill
What can you do?
You have a skill, but so does everyone else with your skillset. At this stage, you're competing on availability and price.
“The value of everyone's time starts at zero. Nobody cares what you can do — everybody cares what you can do for them.”
Typical Pricing
$50-150/hr or project-based undercutting
Income Model
Trading time for money. Every hour not worked = $0 earned.
Worksheets
Skill Inventory
List every skill you have — technical, creative, strategic, interpersonal. Don't filter. Include skills you take for granted.
Value Type Identifier
For each skill, which type of value does it create? Psychological (feel better), Monetary (make money), Functional (more competent), or Social (fit in better)?