How to Use Ship-or-Kill Decision Score
The Ship-or-Kill Decision Score evaluates your project on multiple dimensions including user traction, revenue signal, time invested, competing opportunities, and emotional attachment to produce an actionable verdict.
What It Does
Use the calculator with intent
The Ship-or-Kill Decision Score evaluates your project on multiple dimensions including user traction, revenue signal, time invested, competing opportunities, and emotional attachment to produce an actionable verdict.
Founders and makers struggling to decide whether a side project deserves more time or should be abandoned.
Interpreting Results
Review the output metrics and compare against your targets to make informed decisions.
Input Steps
Field by field
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Inputs
Enter your key parameters and assumptions for the Ship-or-Kill Decision Score.
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Review
Review the calculated outputs and compare against your expectations or industry benchmarks.
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Scenarios
Adjust one input at a time to see how sensitive the results are to changes in your assumptions.
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Decision
Use the outputs to make a data-informed decision rather than relying on intuition alone.
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Revisit
Re-run the calculation when your inputs change or at regular intervals to track trends over time.
Common Scenarios
Use realistic starting points
Early Stage
Setup
Use conservative assumptions to stress-test viability.
Use conservative assumptions to stress-test viability.
FAQ
Questions people ask next
The short answers readers usually want after the first pass.