> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.founder-sherpa.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Projects

> Create projects, define your problem statement, and navigate the project tearsheet.

Projects are where your customer discovery work lives. Each project represents a specific problem or market opportunity you're investigating.

## Creating a project

1. Navigate to your workspace
2. Click **New Project**
3. Enter a project name
4. Write a **problem statement** describing the market need you're investigating

### Problem statement quality

Founder Sherpa provides two layers of quality feedback for your problem statement:

* **Real-time heuristics** — As you type, a quality indicator shows whether your statement is weak, moderate, or strong. It checks for vague phrases, missing specifics (numbers, roles, time/money references), and whether you're describing a problem rather than a solution.
* **AI quality check** — Click **Check with AI** for deeper analysis. The AI provides a quality rating, specific suggestions, and an optional rewrite that you can accept with one click.

<Tip>
  A strong problem statement is specific, describes a real pain point, and identifies who experiences it. For example: "B2B SaaS product managers spend 10+ hours per week manually synthesizing customer interview notes, leading to delayed product decisions and missed insights."
</Tip>

## Project tearsheet

Every project has a **tearsheet** — a multi-tab view that organizes all your discovery work:

| Tab            | What it shows                                               |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Overview**   | Project summary, Discovery Journey diagram, and quick stats |
| **Personas**   | Customer personas being researched                          |
| **Hypotheses** | Testable assumptions organized by persona                   |
| **Interviews** | Evidence records, interviewees, and import history          |
| **Insights**   | AI-generated analysis and audit reports                     |

### Overview tab

The Overview tab features the **Discovery Journey diagram** — a visual representation of the 5-step customer discovery cycle. The diagram highlights your current step based on project progress and provides quick action buttons for each step.

## Editing a project

Open the project overflow menu to edit the project name or problem statement. Changes to the problem statement can be re-validated with the AI quality checker.

## Exporting project data

From the project header, use the **Export** dropdown to download project data in various formats for sharing or backup.