In the linked article, the first two sentences of "Step 1" are: "Before you can solicit interest in your product, there are two things that you need to do. The

In the linked article, the first two sentences of "Step 1" are: "Before you can solicit interest in your product, there are two things that you need to do. The first step is to obtain a provisional patent for your invention..." This step comes before "design your product" and "build your product". After I saw that, I stopped reading.