Fast Validated Learning is at the core of the Lean Startup Method. However, learning and mastering the Lean Startup Method is a time-consuming, arduous, and expensive venture. The main reason is that Lean Startup tools are developed, learned, and applied using a Fragmented Learning approach. There is an exponential increase in the number of Lean Startup tools. However, Lean Startup tools hardly talk to each other; they do not share a register or common vocabulary of topics,
Question-tags are very powerful tools for organizing and managing ideas as well as tools in any methodology including the Lean Startup Method. In this presentation, six question-tags and basic templates are presented. These question-tags and templates can be used as the basic building blocks or "atoms" for creating tools ("molecules" and "compounds") for Universal Problem Solving & Project Management (UPSPM). In other words, the presented blank and annotated Question (Q)-Templates can be used for discovering, solving, and managing problems in every domain.
For Lean Startups, these Q-Templates are the basic tools for effectively as well as efficiently organizing and managing Lean Startup projects. These Q-Templates can be put together to function like any Lean Startup tool' for instance, Validation Board, Value Proposition Canvas, Business Model Canvas, and Lean Canvas. Also, all business tools can be deconstructed or decomposed using the Q-Templates.