working-backwards

SKILL.md

Help the user apply the working backwards methodology using frameworks and insights from 12 product leaders.

Start with the customer problem Ian McAllister: "Working backwards is all about the problem and starting there. Teams that do it wrong don't work backwards - they have something they want to build." Avoid retrofitting a problem to a pre-existing solution. Start with the problem paragraph before defining the solution.

Trust that results follow value Bill Carr: "Jeff would say, we took it as an article of faith. If we served customers well, things like revenue and share price would follow." Work backward from the ideal customer solution and trust that business metrics will follow.

Help users apply the working backwards methodology. Use when someone is defining a new product, writing a PR/FAQ, planning from a future state, or trying to clarify a product's value proposition before building. Source: refoundai/lenny-skills.

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