Frameworks for founders
The decisions that matter most happen with the least information. These are the frameworks founders reach for when they need to pressure-test a strategy bet, kill a bad idea early, or get unstuck mid-quarter.
The shortlist
Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
Risk
Pre-mortem
Imagine the failure first
Strategy
Porter's Five Forces
Industry rivalry, suppliers, buyers, entrants, substitutes
Business
Business Model Canvas
Customers, value, channels, costs, revenue
Business
Lean Canvas
One-page business model
Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy
Eliminate, reduce, raise, create
Mental Models
First Principles
Reduce to atomic truths, rebuild up
Decision
Regret Minimization
Choose what you'd regret least at 80
Decision
OODA Loop
Observe, Orient, Decide, Act
Decision
10/10/10 Rule
Implications in 10 min, 10 mo, 10 yr
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