What’s the biggest bottleneck before you start coding?

When we started building products, we realized something surprising:

Writing the code wasn't the hardest part.

The real challenge was everything that came before it.

A simple idea quickly turns into dozens of questions:

• What should the MVP include?

• Which tech stack should we choose?

• How should the database be designed?

• What APIs do we need?

• How do we structure the architecture?

• What coding standards should the team follow?

• How do we write a proper PRD that everyone understands?

Founders often spend days—or even weeks—researching competitors, documenting requirements, debating architecture, and planning implementation before writing a single line of code.

That's exactly why we built ShipDeck.

ShipDeck acts like an AI Product Manager, Tech Lead, Solution Architect, and Business Analyst in one workspace. You bring an idea, answer a few intelligent questions, and ShipDeck generates production-ready documentation including:

• 📄 Comprehensive Product Requirement Documents (PRDs)

• 🏗️ System architecture and technical blueprints

• 🗄️ Database schemas and relationships

• 🔌 API specifications and endpoints

• ⚙️ Recommended tech stacks

• 🤖 Cursor, Copilot, and AI coding rules

• 💡 Implementation prompts and development guidance

• 📈 MVP planning and feature roadmaps

Our mission is simple: help builders spend less time planning and more time shipping.

But we're still learning, and we'd love your perspective.

If AI could completely eliminate one part of the product planning process for you, what would it be?

• Writing PRDs?

• Choosing the right architecture?

• Database design?

• API documentation?

• Tech stack selection?

• Researching competitors?

• Planning the MVP?

• Something else entirely?

Tell us about your workflow, your biggest pain points, or the tasks you wish you never had to do again. Every piece of feedback helps us make ShipDeck a better tool for founders, indie hackers, and developers everywhere.

We're excited to build this together with the community. 🚀