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Worked decision briefs for founders

Frameworks, analysis, and worked briefs for high-stakes founder decisions — pricing calls first.

Engineering StrategyJuly 9, 2026

Build vs Buy Software: A Structured Decision Brief

Your engineers can almost certainly build it — which is exactly why "can we build it?" is the wrong question. The worked seven-section brief, with a build-vs-buy decision matrix.

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Go-to-MarketJuly 9, 2026

Should We Move Upmarket to Enterprise? A 2026 Go-to-Market Decision Brief

Closing a couple of big logos is not the same as being an enterprise company. The worked seven-section brief on whether to re-architect the whole business around a larger buyer.

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Competitive StrategyJuly 9, 2026

Should We Respond to a Competitor's Move? A Decision Brief

A competitor shipped something and the internal Slack is on fire. The worked seven-section brief on deciding whether the move actually threatens you — before you reflexively answer it.

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Product StrategyJuly 9, 2026

Should We Build This Feature or Not? A Product Decision Brief

Almost every requested feature is a good idea to someone — that is exactly why "should we build it" is the wrong question. The worked seven-section brief on the call every product team makes weekly.

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PricingJuly 9, 2026

Should You Raise Prices? The SaaS Founder's Decision Brief

You can almost always charge more — briefly. The worked seven-section brief on whether a price increase will actually stick, and who it quietly costs you.

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Founder StrategyJuly 9, 2026

Pivot or Persevere? A Founder's Decision Brief

The question is not "is this working" — it rarely is, cleanly, the day you ask. The worked seven-section brief on pivot-or-persevere, decided by evidence and runway instead of morale.

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InfrastructureJuly 5, 2026

Lock In an Annual GPU Compute Commitment or Stay On-Demand? A 2026 Decision Brief

Reserved-instance discounts on GPU compute look free the moment you sign — the worked seven-section brief on the commitment decision every AI-product team is being sold right now.

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Growth StrategyJuly 5, 2026

Expand Into a New International Market Now, or Wait? A 2026 Decision Brief

A big inbound signal from one country isn’t a market-entry plan. The worked seven-section brief on deciding whether now is actually the moment to expand internationally.

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FrameworksJuly 5, 2026

The Decision Brief Template Founders Actually Use (with a Worked Example)

The seven-section decision brief — what each section is for, why the structure beats a blank doc, and a full worked example you can copy.

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PricingJuly 5, 2026

Should You Switch to Usage-Based Pricing? A 2026 Decision Brief

Do not switch to usage-based pricing just because the market is moving that way. The recommendation is to add usage only when the value metric is natural and predictable, key ac…

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Product StrategyJuly 5, 2026

Sunset This Feature or Keep Maintaining It? A Product Decision Brief

Do not treat "keep" as the safe default for a feature whose maintenance, support, and attention costs compound invisibly. The recommendation is to sunset only when cost clearly…

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Build vs BuyJuly 5, 2026

Build Your Own AI Model or Wrap the API? A 2026 Decision Brief

For most teams, the default is to wrap the API first and earn the right to build. The recommendation is to build only when the model is truly a moat, the economics clear the ful…

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Org DesignJuly 5, 2026

Should You Cut Engineering Headcount Now That AI Agents Ship Production Code? A 2026 Org-Design Decision Brief

Every engineering leader has run this calculation privately. Here is the worked seven-section brief on the org-design decision underneath the AI-headcount headline.

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FundraisingJuly 5, 2026

Should You Raise Now or Wait? A 2026 Fundraising Decision Brief

Fundraising timing depends on lining up runway, the valuation lift of the next proof point, and the buffer beyond that milestone. The recommendation is to raise now when runway,…

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Startup OperationsJuly 5, 2026

Layoffs or Cut Spending? A Runway-Extension Decision Brief

Sequence runway cuts by reversibility before reaching for layoffs. The recommendation is to exhaust reversible non-headcount cuts first, unless the math shows they cannot get th…

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Founder DecisionsJune 15, 2026

Why Solo Founders Need a Pricing Decision Brief

Solo founders often have enough data and not enough certainty. A structured brief turns that signal into a decision with criteria, sources, and next action.

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ProductJuly 2, 2026

Why we stopped saying "24 hours"

YourBrief corrected how it talks about speed because the first implementation overpromised an absolute. The live system is a frontier language model that writes every brief agai…

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ResearchJune 8, 2026

The Hidden Cost of Gut-Feel Decisions

The argument in this brief is that gut-feel product decisions can move fast while creating costly reversals later. Its recommendation is to use structured research when the prob…

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FrameworksJune 1, 2026

How to Evaluate a New Market in 24 Hours

The framework is five steps: define the decision, map the landscape, size the opportunity, talk to buyers, and then synthesize the result into a brief. The recommendation is to…

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AI & ResearchMay 25, 2026

ChatGPT vs. Structured Research: Why the Output Matters

Raw AI answers are useful. This brief explains why a decision-facing structure is the difference between a reply and a recommendation.

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Competitive IntelligenceMay 18, 2026

Competitive Analysis That Actually Drives Decisions

Competitive analysis should be organized around the decision it needs to support, not around documenting everything. The recommendation is to make every finding answer what to b…

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