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Ship Notes · SN #19·3 May
Working with a build partner
The biggest delays in a project are rarely technical. Two notes on getting more out of the team you hire to build.
1. A sharp brief saves weeks
The clearer you are about the problem, the user, and what “done” looks like, the faster you get the right thing back. Ambiguity is the most expensive line item in any project — it's paid for in rework.
2. Decisions beat meetings
Projects don't stall on hard code — they stall on decisions nobody made. Name who decides what, write the decision down, and momentum mostly takes care of itself.
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