KILL / PIVOT discipline — nobody forces solo founders to stop
Monthly "Kill Review"
💡 Genius Solution
Last Friday of each month "Kill Review" — ask "Would I launch this today?" NO → kill.
🎯 Why it matters
Solo founders have no board / investors forcing reality checks. Sunk cost fallacy drags dying projects 5 years. Killing failed experiments frees time for the next one. How many startups you can ship depends on how fast you kill.
📊 ROI highlights
- Fast kill = more shipping cycles
- Sunk cost released → invest in next PMF opportunity
- 1-2 kills/year → frees 200-400 hours
⚠️ Common mistakes
- Sunk cost — invested too much, hesitant to drop
- Identity tied to the project
- No kill criteria, gut-feel only
✅ Action checklist
- Last Friday of month: Kill Review on calendar
- For each project, ask "Would I launch this today?"
- Write kill criteria on launch day
- After kill, write retrospective into SKILL.md
🎬 The takeaway
How many startups you ship depends on how fast you kill.
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