For Founders
How to Spec a Software Product
A software spec that a dev team can actually build from is a rare thing. Most founders either write too little ("make it like Airbnb but for X") or too much (50-page documents nobody reads). This course shows you a practical spec format that communicates intent, constraints, and success criteria — without requiring you to know how to code.
4Modules
16Lessons
4 hoursTotal time
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What you'll learn
The anatomy of a good software spec — what goes in, what stays out
User stories vs functional requirements vs technical specs — and when to use each
How to describe UI/UX to developers without wireframes
Writing acceptance criteria that prevent scope disputes
How to prioritise features without losing your vision
Getting useful feedback on a spec before development starts
Who this is for
This course is for you if...
Early-Stage Founder
Has an idea and needs to communicate it to a dev team
Product Owner
Responsible for the backlog but lacks a consistent spec format
Non-Technical Co-Founder
Working alongside a technical co-founder who needs clear input
Curriculum
Course syllabus
01What makes a spec useful40 min
- Why most specs fail
- The one-page spec format
- What developers actually need
- Exercise: critique a bad spec
02User stories and requirements55 min
03Scope and prioritisation45 min
04Acceptance criteria and sign-off40 min
Your instructor
Taught by the people who build this
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Arifur Rahman
CEO & Co-Founder, SocioFi Technology
Arifur is a BUET graduate and co-founder of SocioFi Technology. He has spent the last several years building AI-native software systems and working directly with founders and SMEs to take products from prototype to production. He teaches what he has learned from doing it — not from theory.
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What students say
"
My developer said it was the clearest brief he'd ever received from a non-technical founder. That's a direct quote.
Priya S.
Founder, EdTech startup
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Saved at least two weeks of back-and-forth on our first build. The acceptance criteria template alone is worth the price.
James T.
Product owner
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