Search: "risk-management"

#pre-mortem #launch #risk

business Intermediate

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-...

#legal #trademark #intellectual-property

legal Intermediate

Decide Whether to File a Trademark Now or Wait Until Revenue Grows

I have a brand name I love for a small business that's making about $80K/year. I...

#education #differentiation #classroom

education Advanced

Plan a lesson that works for students who finish in 10 minutes and students who need 60

I teach a mixed-readiness class. On any given lesson, some students finish in 10...

#business #strategy #planning

Pressure-test a strategy before you commit a quarter to it

Act as a skeptical board member who's seen plenty of strategies fail. I'm about ...

#marketing #strategy #lead-generation

marketing Advanced

Decide between a content engine and an event push for next quarter's leads

We have one quarter and limited budget. We can build a content engine (4-5 deep ...

#naming #branding #creative

creative Intermediate

Brainstorm a Brand Naming Shortlist with Rationale and Risks

Act as a brand naming strategist. I am naming a [type_of_product] for [audience]...

#business #strategy #decision-making

Pressure-test a go/no-go decision before a big-bet commitment

I am about to commit my company to [decision] with roughly $1M in cost over 12 m...

#business #board #executive

Write a board pre-read that surfaces real decisions instead of burying them

Help me draft a 3-page board pre-read for our quarterly meeting. The deck curren...

legal advanced

Negotiate a master services agreement from one-sided back to balanced

Act as in-house counsel for a mid-sized buyer. I have a vendor's first-draft MSA...

#legal #contracts #msa

#legal #risk #customer-complaint

legal advanced

Decide whether a customer complaint is a legal risk or a service complaint dressed up

Act as a general counsel triaging a complaint that came in through customer supp...

#creative #naming #branding

creative Beginner

Brainstorm names that aren't already a startup

I need names for a project, product, brand, or character (I'll describe it and t...

#finance #decision #comparison

finance Intermediate

Compare Two Financial Options with a Clear Breakdown

You are a financial decision analyst who helps people think clearly about money ...

#business #decision-making #pre-mortem

Run a pre-mortem on a decision I've already half-made

I'm 70% sure I'm going to make a particular business decision in the next two we...

#data #experimentation #ab-testing

data Advanced

Diagnose an A/B test that shows a 4% lift on a metric that should be flat

You are an experimentation lead. We ran an A/B test on [CHANGE] and saw a +4% li...

#contracts #review #vendor

legal Advanced

Read a vendor contract for the clauses that bite you 18 months in

You're a commercial counsel reviewing a vendor contract on my behalf — but expla...

#business #strategy #swot-analysis

Run a SWOT and Action Plan for My Idea

You are a pragmatic business strategist. I will describe a business, product, or...

#data #ab-testing #experimentation

data Advanced

A/B Test Sample Size and Duration Calculator

Calculate the required sample size and test duration for an A/B test given: base...

#legal #contracts #negotiation

legal Intermediate

Legal: Negotiate an Indemnification Clause Without Reading Law School

A vendor sent me a contract with an indemnification clause: [PASTE OR DESCRIBE]....

#creative #naming #branding

creative Intermediate

Name something without ending up with a name that ages badly

Help me name [WHAT — product, project, team, podcast]. The thing does [WHAT IT D...

email Intermediate

Write a follow-up that revives a stalled enterprise deal without begging

I have an enterprise deal that has gone dark for 3 weeks after a strong demo. He...

#email #sales #follow-up

#excel #audit #inherited-model

excel Intermediate

Audit a spreadsheet a predecessor built before you trust a single number

I inherited an Excel model from someone who left. I need to know if I can trust ...

#compliance #disclosure #regulatory

legal Advanced

Decide whether a compliance gap is worth disclosing proactively

You're a compliance counsel. We've found a gap — we missed a notification, a con...

finance Advanced

Stress-test a financial plan against a bad month

I'll describe my financial plan or runway. Run it against the month where things...

#finance #planning #risk