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Highlight Reel Generator for High School Athletes

PASTE INTO CURSOR · PROMPT 1

Work in this Cursor project. Plan first, create the files, run the app, fix errors.
Build the weekend MVP of "Highlight Reel": a parent uploads a game film, marks the plays that matter and shares a short reel page that plays them in order, with a clean end card. Marking is manual this weekend. This handles a minor's video, so the parent owns everything and links are private.
Stack: Next.js (App Router, TypeScript), Tailwind, Supabase (Postgres, Row Level Security, Auth with email magic link for the parent), Mux for upload and playback. The reel is an ordered playlist of clips that plays back to back. Deploy on Vercel.
Tables (Row Level Security on, a parent reads only their own rows; the share page reads through a server route that checks the token):
- athletes(id, user_id, display_name, jersey, team_color, grad_year, position, contact_email)
- games(id, athlete_id, opponent, played_on, mux_asset_id, mux_playback_id, duration_sec)
- clips(id, game_id, start_sec, end_sec, label, note, selected boolean, position)
- reels(id, athlete_id, title, share_token, expires_at, clip_order jsonb, created_at)
Screens: /login, /athletes, /games/[id] (the player and the marking tools), /reels/[id] (order and preview), /r/[token] (the public reel).
Env vars (names only): NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL, NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY, SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY (server only), MUX_TOKEN_ID, MUX_TOKEN_SECRET.

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What is Weekend MVP?

Weekend MVP is a library of researched startup ideas sized for one person and about one weekend. Each idea includes problem, market notes, stack, and copy-paste prompts for tools like Cursor, Claude, and Lovable so you can ship a live MVP without quitting your job.

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229startup ideas, each one sized for a weekend.

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IDEA OF THE WEEK · NOV 9–15

Developer Tools10 HRS · $10K/MO GOAL

AI App Security Trust Badge

Fast, fixed-price security audits from vetted ethical hackers for indie and AI-built apps — an embeddable trust badge from $199, no $10K SOC 2 required.

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How it works

  1. Submit
  2. Audit
  3. Remediate
  4. Certify

The numbers

OPPORTUNITY9/10
PAIN9/10
TIMING9/10
BUILDABLE8/10

9 cited sources behind the research

The weekend test

What makes an idea weekend-sized.

  • One core feature

    One job, done well. Everything else waits for version two.

  • Three screens

    A landing page, an input, and an output. That is the whole MVP.

  • Built on existing tools

    Stripe, Supabase, Gmail, and AI APIs do the heavy lifting.

  • A buyer you can name

    Freelancers, music teachers, Shopify owners. Not everyone.

  • Prompts included

    Paste them into Cursor, Claude, or Bolt and start building.

  • About 10 hours

    The average idea is estimated at 10 hours. That is one weekend.

Every idea is scoped for one person, a few AI tools, and about 10 hours.

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Every idea ships with three or more copy-paste prompts. Pick your tool to see the ideas that fit it best.

This week’s prompts

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The three prompts that build this week’s idea, AI App Security Trust Badge. Copy one into your tool and start.

PROMPT 3 · LANDING PAGE

PROMPT 2 · CORE FEATURE

PROMPT 1 · PROJECT SETUP

Build the weekend MVP of "TrustBadge": a marketplace where an indie builder submits an app for a fixed-price security audit and earns a public trust badge once the serious findings are fixed.
Stack: Next.js (App Router), TypeScript, Tailwind, Supabase (Postgres, Row Level Security, Storage, Auth with email magic link). Deploy on Vercel.
Roles: a signed-in user is a builder or a hacker, decided by which profile row they have.
Tables (Row Level Security on: a builder sees only their own apps, audits and findings, and a hacker sees only the audits they claimed):
- builders(id, user_id, company_name)
- hackers(id, user_id, name, verified, specialties)
- apps(id, builder_id, name, url, repo_url, complexity_tier) where complexity_tier is one of starter, standard, deep
- audits(id, app_id, hacker_id, status, started_at, completed_at, price_cents) where status is one of open, claimed, in_review, remediation, verified, certified
- findings(id, audit_id, severity, title, description, reproduction_steps, status) where severity is one of critical, high, medium, low, info and status is one of open, fixed, verified, wont_fix
- badges(id, app_id, audit_id, issued_at, expires_at, public_slug)
Screens: /login, /submit (builder), /queue (hacker).
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Inside every idea · Nov 9–15

Real research. Not a vibe.

Every idea page follows the same seven sections, plus its sources. These excerpts come from this week’s pick: AI Product Data Cleaner for E-commerce.

01 · The Problem

“A small wholesaler gets a new supplier feed: 4,000 SKUs spread across a PDF price list, three Excel tabs with inconsistent column headers, and a handful of product photos emailed as a zip…”

02 · The Solution

  1. Upload the feed
  2. AI normalizes the data
  3. Human confirms the edge cases
  4. Export or sync

03 · Market Research

The data cleaning tools market was valued at $2.5 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach $7.1 billion by 2032, a…
$2.5B
That sits inside a much larger wave: the broader AI data management market already exceeds $25 billion as of 2023 and…
$25B
Revenue comps in this space support a real path to seven figures: SaaS subscription pricing in the space runs…
$99

04 · Competitive Landscape

  • Talend
  • OpenRefineFree
  • WinPure$100–$1,000/mo
  • Data Ladder$100–$1,000/mo

05 · Business Model

  • Starter$99/mo
  • Professional$299/mo
  • Data Standardization Add-Ons$50–$200/mo

GOAL $10K/MO

06 · Tech Stack

  • Next.js
  • Vercel
  • Postgres
  • Claude
  • BullMQ
  • Redis
  • Stripe Billing
  • Shopify/Amazon export APIs

07 · AI Prompts

  1. Project Setup
  2. Core Feature
  3. Landing Page
  4. Branding Package

08 · Sources

7

cited sources, linked on the page

THE FULL PAGERead the full ideaAI Product Data Cleaner for E-commerce
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I started Weekend MVP to close the gap between “I have an idea” and “here’s a live URL.” Most people with a day job don’t lack ideas or talent. They lack a small enough place to start.

So every idea here is researched, sized for a weekend, and paired with prompts for the AI tools you already use. Pick one. Build it on Saturday. Show someone on Sunday.

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Do I have to quit my job?
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Pick an idea small enough for 8–12 hours, cut it to three screens (landing, input, output), and paste the prompts into an AI builder like Cursor, Claude, Bolt, or Lovable. Build on Saturday, deploy, and put the live link in front of real users on Sunday. The free Starter Kit includes a 48-hour plan.