Decision templates

Start with a question and three editable alternatives. Record your constraints, compare the tradeoffs and choose a review date when useful.

• Compare two job offers

  Which job offer should I accept?

• Choose a technology stack

  Which technology stack fits our constraints?

• Rent or buy a home

  Should I rent or buy for my next move?

• Hire now or wait

  Should we hire for this role now?

• Leave a job to build a business

  How should I test starting my own business?

• Choose a game engine

  Which engine fits this game and team?

• Prioritize the next product feature

  What should we build next?

• Build or buy a tool

  Should we build this capability ourselves?

• Choose a cofounder arrangement

  How should we work together on this business?

• Choose a pricing approach

  How should we price this product?

• Choose a launch date

  When should we release the product?

• Reduce a project scope

  What should stay in the next release?

• Choose a working arrangement

  Which working arrangement fits this team?

• Decide whether to move

  Should I move to a different city?

• Plan a career change

  What is the next step in my career?

• Evaluate a major purchase

  Is this purchase worth making now?

• Choose a supplier

  Which supplier meets our requirements?

• Choose a funding path

  How should we fund the next stage?

• Choose a product roadmap direction

  Which direction should guide our next quarter?

• Continue or stop a project

  Should we continue investing in this project?