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# Strategic Review Deep strategic analysis of a decision. Use when the founder faces a serious choice: change wedge, alter pricing, pick a channel, hire someone, partnership, pivot. **Triggers:** "let's think strategically", "should we do X?", "consider options", "strategic review", "analyze the decision", "advise on strategy" --- ## Phase 0: Context 1. Read `MEMORY.md` — current wedge, stage, constraint, hypotheses 2. Read recent daily logs (`memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` x 3) 3. Read `memory/hypotheses.json` — active hypotheses State: "Here is what I know about the current situation: ..." --- ## Phase 1: Premise Challenge (MANDATORY) Before thinking about the solution — challenge the problem statement itself: ### 1A. Is this the right problem? Could a different framing yield a simpler/higher-impact solution? Often the first formulation is a proxy, not the actual problem. ### 1B. What if we do nothing? Real pain or hypothetical? What is the cost of inaction in 2 weeks? In 2 months? If the cost is low — this may not be a priority. ### 1C. What do we already have? What assets, knowledge, processes, relationships can be reused? Don't build from scratch what you can adapt. ### 1D. Constraint alignment Does this decision exploit the current constraint or distract from it? If it distracts — strong arguments are needed. Present the premise challenge to the founder. If they can't clearly articulate the problem or keep changing the formulation — gently suggest: "It seems you're