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#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 ...

productivity Intermediate

Productivity: Cut Your Recurring Meetings in Half

Help me audit my recurring meetings and recommend which to kill, shorten, or con...

#meetings #calendar-audit #async

#stress-test #budget #cash

Finance: Stress-Test a Budget Against the 3 Most Likely Bad Quarters

Stress-test my budget against three scenarios: (1) revenue drops 20% but costs h...

#email #pushback #disagreement

Email: Push Back on a Bad Decision Without Burning the Relationship

I disagree with a decision my manager or peer just made and I need to push back ...

#email #follow-up #gentle-reminder

email Beginner

Email: Follow Up on Something That's Been Ignored for Two Weeks

I sent an email two weeks ago and got no reply. Rewrite a follow-up that doesn't...

#finance #debt #investing

Finance: Decide Whether to Pay Down Debt or Invest the Cash

I have extra cash and I'm torn between paying down a debt or investing. Walk me ...

#email #vendor-management #difficult-conversations

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...

#finance #personal-finance #real-estate

Finance: Decide Whether to Buy or Keep Renting When the Math Is Close

I'm trying to decide whether to buy or keep renting. Rent: [AMOUNT]. Target purc...

#excel #pivot-tables #executive-reporting

excel Intermediate

Excel: Turn a Pivot Table Into Something an Executive Will Actually Read

I built this pivot table: [PASTE STRUCTURE OR SCREENSHOT DESCRIPTION]. It's accu...

#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 #personal-finance #debt

finance Beginner

Finance: Decide Whether to Pay Off Low-Interest Debt or Invest the Cash

I have [BALANCE] of debt at [RATE]% (low) and [CASH] sitting in savings earning ...

#email #vendor-management #offboarding

Tell a Vendor You're Leaving Without Burning the Bridge

I need to email a vendor we've used for three years to tell them we're moving to...

#business #partnerships #due diligence

business Intermediate

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...

#finance #debt #investment

finance Beginner

Decide between paying off low-interest debt or investing the spare cash

I have low-interest debt (mortgage, auto loan, student loan — pick what fits). I...

#design #critique #feedback

design Intermediate

Run a design critique that actually improves the work instead of validating it

Our design crits have become a parade of compliments. Designers present, the tea...

#design #visual #hierarchy

design Intermediate

Improve a visual design that 'looks fine' but isn't doing any work

I have a design (landing page, dashboard, marketing email — pick what fits) that...

#email #deadlines #pushback

Push back on a deadline without sounding like you're complaining

I need to email [STAKEHOLDER] to push back on a deadline they set for [DELIVERAB...

#finance #debt #investing

Decide between paying off debt and investing without overthinking it

I have [DEBTS — type, balance, interest rate] and [INVESTMENT/SAVINGS CAPACITY —...

#email #vendor #rejection

Tell a vendor their proposal lost without burning the relationship

A vendor I respect just lost a bid to a competitor. I want to tell them clearly ...

#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...

#design system #patterns #decision

design Advanced

Decide whether a one-off pattern should join the design system

I designed a one-off pattern for a specific feature. The PM wants to add it to t...

#decline #vendor #procurement

email Beginner

Write a 'Soft No' Email for Declining Vendor Proposals Gracefully

You are a procurement leader. Write me a polished decline email template I can s...