# How to build a product with Corey: step by step

To build a product with Corey, start by validating the problem with real research, then turn it into a tight spec and a small first version. Corey dispatches its engineering and design specialists to build it, you steer like a product manager, and once it ships Corey keeps it improving from real usage. You approve anything public or irreversible.

## Steps
1. Validate the problem: Before building anything, Corey researches who has the problem, how they solve it today and what they would pay to solve it better. You get a plain summary and decide whether it is worth building, on evidence rather than a hunch.
2. Shape the spec: Corey turns the idea into a tight spec - the core job to be done, the must-have features and the ones to cut for now. A small, sharp first version beats a bloated one, and Corey helps you hold that line.
3. Design it: Corey produces the flows and a design system - how it looks and how it moves - so the build is consistent from the first screen. You pick the direction; it refines from there.
4. Build the first version: Corey dispatches its engineering specialists to build the first version in your own repo, with the work broken into reviewable pieces. Nothing ships to users until you approve it.
5. Test and refine: Corey runs the checks, reproduces issues and tees up fixes for review. You steer like a product manager - say what is wrong, paste a screenshot - and it reships until the first version is solid.
6. Launch and keep improving: Corey ships the product, then keeps it moving - watching real usage, flagging what to fix or build next, and shipping the changes you approve. The product gets better on a schedule, not just when you find a spare week.

## FAQ
Q: Can AI build a product from an idea?
A: Yes, with you steering. Corey validates the problem, shapes the spec, designs the flows, dispatches its engineering specialists to build a first version, and keeps improving it from real usage. The bets - what to build, what to cut, what to charge - stay your calls.

Q: Do I need a technical co-founder?
A: Not to get started. Corey runs the build and the housekeeping a small engineering team would, in your own repo, and hands you the decisions. Many founders use it to get a real first version live before they take on headcount.

Q: How involved do I have to be?
A: As involved as a product manager. You set the direction, review what Corey builds, and approve anything that ships. Corey does the hands-on research, design and build, so your time goes to the calls only you can make.

Q: Does it actually write the code?
A: Yes. Corey's engineering specialists work in your own repo, open changes in reviewable pieces and run the checks. Nothing merges or ships to users without a human approving it, so you keep control of what goes live.

Q: How much does it cost to build a product with Corey?
A: Corey is £49 a month or £490 a year, with a 28-day probation at no cost and no card to start. One subscription covers the research, design, build and ongoing improvement, instead of separate bills for each.

Corey does this for you. Put Corey to work, 28 days on us: https://getcorey.ai/pricing