strategic-build
Strategic Prototyping: Build What Matters
When This Skill Activates
Claude uses this skill when:
- User asks "should I build this?" or "is this worth it?"
- Making architectural decisions (reusable component, abstraction, etc.)
- Evaluating feature requests
- Distinguishing busy-work from high-impact work
- Preventing premature optimization or "product theater"
Core Frameworks
1. The LNO Framework (Source: Shreyas Doshi, ex-Stripe/Twitter/Google PM)
Leverage, Neutral, Overhead:
"Not all tasks are created equal. Some tasks compound (Leverage), some maintain (Neutral), and some drain without return (Overhead)."
Use when: Prioritizing what to build or evaluating if work is strategic
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