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Thinking Tools

Decision tools founders use when jargon alone isn't enough - stay involved with the words that unlock choices.

Words unlock decisions - stay in the conversation, don't just collect definitions.

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Start with a tool

After each lesson, pick a related word and apply the tool with your mentor - that's how the vocabulary sticks.

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First Principles

Break a problem into basic truths, then rebuild your answer from there.

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Inversion

Solve hard problems by asking how to fail - then avoid those paths.

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Circle of Competence

Know what you truly understand - and stay honest about what you don't.

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Opportunity Cost

What you give up when you choose one path instead of another.

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Pre-Mortem

Imagine the project already failed - then write why, before it happens.

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Second-Order Thinking

Ask “and then what?” - see the effects after the first effect.

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Expected Value

Weigh how big a win could be against how likely it is.

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Skin in the Game

You share the downside of your advice or decisions - not only the upside.

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Asymmetric Upside

A bet where you can win big but your loss stays limited.

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Pareto Principle

Often a vital few inputs drive most of the results - the famous 80/20.

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Feedback Loops

Outputs that come back as inputs - speeding growth or correcting course.

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Sunk Cost

Money or time already spent that you can't get back - don't let it boss the future.

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