Guided skill progression platform for learning any instrument or creative skill

1. Pick one specific instrument or creative skill (not all music) — validate demand via Reddit, Twitter, TikTok communities; survey 20-30 potential users on willingness to pay 2. Build a video + progress-tracking MVP: upload 15-20 structured lessons (5-15 min each), add a simple lesson completion tracker, milestone badges, and a basic user dashboard (no live video or 1-on-1 coaching) 3. Create three monetization tiers: free (3-5 lessons to hook), basic ($3-5/mo for 20+ lessons + progress tracking), premium ($10-15/mo adding downloadable resources, practice sheets, PDF guides) 4. Launch on your own domain with Stripe/Paystack for payments; acquire first 100 users via niche subreddits, YouTube Shorts clips of 60-90 seconds showing progress transformation 5. Measure cohort retention (% completing lesson sequences monthly), ARPU, and churn; iterate lesson structure and pricing based on which