diagnose
Note: This skill is independent analysis and commentary, not a reproduction of any original text. It synthesizes frameworks from multiple books with modern startup practice and routes founders to the right tool for their situation.
Diagnose
"The dangerous moment is when you apply the right framework to the wrong problem."
When to Use This Skill
Do you know exactly what's broken?
|-- YES --> Do you know which framework to use?
| |-- YES --> Go use that skill directly. You don't need this.
| +-- NO --> THIS SKILL. You know the problem, need the tool.
+-- NO --> THIS SKILL. Start here.
This skill exists because frameworks are tools, not answers. A hammer doesn't help when the problem is a screw. The first job is diagnosis — figuring out what's actually broken before reaching for any specific framework.
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