Prompt Deck
How do you see everything that matters on one page?
A founder at a screen showing a 5x5 grid — five priorities across the top, five prompts down the side. Some cells filled with sharp text, others glowing empty. The empty cells ARE the strategy. Behind them, a timeline of snapshots showing how the grid evolved over weeks. Two modes visible: "Pep Talk" (inner) and "Pitch" (outer). The same grid, sharpened through repetition.
Problem
A problem well-stated is a problem 80% solved
Situation: People compress their world into five things that matter — strategy offsites, venture plans, life transitions — then lose the compression. Every tool (Notion, Miro, slides) creates clarity once, then the artifact freezes. 2% flow efficiency. Step 5 (Update) never happens.
Intention: A living instrument where the 5x5 grid persists, empty cells highlight gaps as strategy, and weekly return makes the grid sharper each pass. Compression that compounds instead of decays.
Obstacle: Agent Platform not yet wired. Identity & Access blocked. Zero external users to validate the thesis. The prototype explored 5 interaction patterns but none persist.
Hardest Thing: Getting someone to return. Every journaling app, strategy tool, and planning instrument dies at the same point — the first week after the first fill. D7 return is the make-or-break metric because without it, this is a novelty, not an instrument.
Priorities
The Tight Five questions to unlock progress.
- What five things matter most right now?
- Where are the gaps I can't see?
- Am I selling this to myself first?
- Does someone return to update their grid?
- What compounds when they do?
Progress
Scorecard
Priority Score: 480 (Pain 4 x Demand 3 x Edge 4 x Trend 5 x Conversion 2) — full evidence
| # | Priority (should we?) | Preparedness (can we?) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pain: 4 — clarity evaporates after every offsite | Principles: 4 — Job well-defined, 3 trigger events mapped |
| 2 | Demand: 3 — used internally, 0 external validation | Performance: 2 — Metrics drafted, not measured |
| 3 | Edge: 4 — no tool treats a deck as a living instrument | Platform: 3 — Prototype exists, 5 patterns explored |
| 4 | Trend: 5 — AI makes personal instruments viable | Protocols: 1 — Build sequence drafted, not started |
| 5 | Conversion: 2 — no external users, freemium unvalidated | Players: 1 — ICP defined, 0 tested |
| Metric | Target | Now |
|---|---|---|
| External users who fill a grid | 10 | 0 |
| D7 return rate | > 35% | N/A |
| Grid completion rate | > 60% | N/A |
Blocked by: Identity & Access, Agent Platform. Kill date: 2026-06-30.
Kill signal: 10 external users fill a grid. If zero return within 7 days, it's a novelty, not an instrument. Stop building and revisit the job.