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Aug 6, 2023Liked by Lane Shackleton

I dig this post! The color-coded buttons are such a great idea to spur "what if this" reactions. I do the same thing with daily journal prompts. Getting options for the first few words for free lets ideas flow that might otherwise never be said.

I also love using that version of Flashtags, I believe Shishir calls it. Soliciting feedback with "hill dying status" options opens all of it up more, doesn't it?

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Totally, getting the first few words definitely helps ideas flow!

Also wrote about Flashtags in one of the first posts -- https://lane.substack.com/p/flashtags. Like @Shishir said, it's Dharmesh's ritual but we've started to adopt it more and more too.

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Thanks! I need to keep reading the rest of your posts. These are great, Lane. Keep 'em coming.

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Yes exactly. Re Flashtags - that's actually Dharmesh's thing (https://www.onstartups.com/flashtags-a-simple-hack-for-conveying-context-without-confusion), but this technique is quite similar.

It's super helpful for the team to have a sense for the "hill dying status" for stakeholders in the braintrust. Clearly actionable.

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Aug 11, 2023Liked by Lane Shackleton

Clever and simple. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it and you wonder “why didn’t I think of this before”.

Great stuff Lane. Keep it coming 💪

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