Value vs Effort
Quick wins, big bets, fillers, time sinks
- Best for
- picking quick wins fast
- Time
- 15–30 min
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Example
Triaging a backlog of 30 growth ideas for a small team
Quick wins (high value · low effort)
- Pricing page A/B test
- Trial reminder email
Big bets (high value · high effort)
- Self-serve team onboarding
- Native integrations
Fillers (low value · low effort)
- Tweak help-center search
- New favicon
Time sinks (low value · high effort)
- Custom report builder
- Internal admin tool rewrite
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