Treat AI infrastructure as doors, not drama
Classify AI startup decisions as reversible or hard-to-reverse and match the decision process accordingly.
Process mismatch The team is debating model provider choice for a prototype while ignoring customer-data retention terms. Both feel important, but they are not equally reversible. The wrong process can waste a week or create a decision you cannot easily undo. Door test Reversible -> lightweight; hard-to-reverse -> deliberate Classify the decision before choosing the meeting, evidence, and approval level. Same process Every AI decision gets architecture committee treatment Decision velocity rises without ignoring durable risk. The process should match the reversibility of the decision. 01 Provider 02 Data 03 Prompt Decision 1 The prototype can call either of two…
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