template · decision memo
Make a hard call with the assumptions visible.
Use one page to frame the decision, compare the real options, run a pre-mortem, and record what must be true for the final call to work.
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Nick Horob helped build Harvest Profit with a six-person team before John Deere acquired the company in 2020. Nerd Out turns that operator experience into focused tools you can inspect before sharing your email.
What's on the page
The whole memo, decision, options, and the pre-mortem.
- 01The decision
One sentence. If you can't, you're not ready to decide.
- 02The options
Including the one you're pretending isn't there.
- 03The pre-mortem
It's a year later and this failed. Why?
- 04The call + assumptions
What you decided, and what has to be true.
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