Search: "business naming"

#business #product #prioritization

Should-We-Build-This Filter Before You Spec a Feature

Before I spec out [feature name and 2-sentence description], run me through a qu...

SWOT to OKR Translation Workshop

Given a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats), translate...

#business #swot #okr

#product-kill #strategy #sunk-cost

Business: Decide Whether to Kill a Product That's Almost Breaking Even

I have a product line that's almost breaking even after 18 months. Help me work ...

#pre-mortem #launch #risk

Business: Run a Pre-Mortem Before a Big Launch

Run a structured pre-mortem on a launch I'm planning. Imagine it's 90 days post-...

#marketing #content-strategy #planning

marketing Intermediate

Marketing: Build a 90-Day Content Plan Around One Real Business Goal

I need a 90-day content plan tied to one concrete goal (not 'more traffic'). Out...

#excel #financial-modeling #three-statement

excel Advanced

Excel: Build a Three-Statement Model That Stays Internally Consistent

I need a three-statement financial model (income statement, balance sheet, cash ...

#writing #retrospective #business-writing

writing Intermediate

Writing: Write a Project Retrospective That's Honest Without Being a Hit Job

I'm writing a retro on a project that didn't go well, and I don't want it to rea...

#business #hiring #decision-making

Business: Decide Whether to Hire, Contract, or Outsource a New Function

I need a new function in the company (e.g., design, finance, ops) and I'm torn b...

#business #planning #operations

Business: Build a One-Page Operating Plan for the Next Quarter

I want one page that anyone on the team can read and know what we're doing this ...

#email #vendor-management #difficult-conversations

email Intermediate

Email: Tell a Vendor We're Switching Without Burning the Bridge

Write an email to a vendor we've worked with for [TIME] telling them we're movin...

#business #hiring #decision-making

Business: Decide Between Two Final Candidates Who Are Both 'Good'

I have two finalists for [ROLE]. Candidate A: [STRENGTHS, GAPS]. Candidate B: [S...

#business #m-and-a #decision-making

Business: Choose Between Two Acquisition Offers Where Money Isn't the Differentiator

We've got two acquisition offers for our company: [OFFER A], [OFFER B]. The cash...

#finance #business #financial-analysis

finance Advanced

Finance: Read a P&L and Find What the CEO Doesn't Want to See

Here's the latest P&L: [PASTE OR SUMMARIZE]. The CEO is presenting it in a board...

#finance #cash-flow #forecasting

finance Advanced

Finance: Build a 12-Month Cash Flow Forecast I'm Willing to Bet the Company On

I need a 12-month cash flow forecast for [BUSINESS]. Most forecasts are aspirati...

writing Beginner

Rewrite Corporate Jargon Into Something a Human Would Actually Say

I have a piece of internal corporate writing that's full of phrases like 'levera...

#writing #tone #jargon

#business #operations #meetings

Diagnose Why Our Weekly Team Meeting Feels Useless But Nobody Wants to Cancel It

Our team has a weekly meeting that everyone privately complains about but defend...

#business #hiring #job-description

Write a Job Description That Filters Out the Wrong Applicants Instead of Attracting Everyone

I'm hiring for a mid-level role and last time I posted a generic JD I got 400 ap...

#creative #naming #branding

creative Intermediate

Name a Product Without Defaulting to Made-Up Vowel Soup

I need to name a product and I'm tired of the AI-startup naming conventions: dro...

#business #operations #meetings

Build a weekly business review that the leadership team actually finds useful

Our weekly leadership meeting has become a parade of status updates. Nobody deci...

#business #partnerships #due diligence

Evaluate a partnership pitch that sounds great in the deck but feels off in the gut

A bigger company pitched me a partnership. The deck shows complementary audience...

productivity Intermediate

Plan a week when nothing on the calendar is the real priority

Looking at next week's calendar, every block is reasonable on its own. But none ...

#productivity #planning #priorities

#finance #cashflow #forecasting

finance Intermediate

Forecast cashflow for a business with lumpy revenue and predictable costs

I run a business with predictable costs but lumpy revenue — some months are 3x o...

#finance #taxes #organization

finance Beginner

Get organized for tax season without spending three weekends on it

Tax season is six weeks out. Every year I tell myself I'll be organized; every y...