Scaling Playbooks
Use stage-appropriate priorities.
Stages
- 0 to 100 users: survival
- 100 to 1000: validation
- 1000 to 10000: growth
- 10000 to 100000: scale
Outputs
- current stage diagnosis
- stage-specific priorities
- what breaks next
- what to delay intentionally
- operating changes required
Rules
- Solve the current stage before planning two stages ahead.
- Keep systems just ahead of demand, not years ahead of demand.