Business Ideas Workflow

Business Ideas Workflow

The system for capturing, filtering, ranking, and executing business ideas in the MBR KB.

Purpose: Ensure every business idea is captured, evaluated against a consistent ranking framework, and flows into the roadmap at the right priority — without letting scope creep derail execution of the current biggest rocks.

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The 5-Layer Architecture

Layer	Purpose	SSoT File	Notes
0 — Ideas Inbox	Raw capture: all brainstorming, no filter	_WorkingOn/Brainstorming/ folder	Every session produces a dated file here
1 — Filter+Focus	Ranked master list: all rocks, scored	02_Strategy/Filter+Focus.md	Ranking: Scalability × Growth Impact × Ease
2 — Business Dev Roadmap	A→B→Z phases, highest-level milestones	_WorkingOn/Projects/MBR-Business-Dev/ROADMAP.md	Updated when Filter+Focus priority order changes
3 — Phase Plan	Current phase deliverables	_WorkingOn/Projects/MBR-Business-Dev/PLAN.md	Breaks current phase into specific deliverables
4 — Active Tasks	Current sprint work items	_WorkingOn/Projects/MBR-Business-Dev/TASKS.md + task files	Each task is linked from _active.md
5 — Subtasks	Atomic steps, AI-executable	Individual task files (checkboxes)	Small enough for confident AI execution

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The Flow

New Idea
   ↓
Layer 0: Write to _WorkingOn/Brainstorming/YYYY-MM-DD_Topic.md
   ↓
Layer 1: /filter-focus-refresh → ranked into Filter+Focus.md
   ↓  (if promoted to Top 10)
Layer 2: Roadmap review → confirm phase placement
   ↓  (if in current phase)
Layer 3: Phase Plan → add as deliverable
   ↓  (when ready to execute)
Layer 4: Create task file → add to _active.md
   ↓  (when executing)
Layer 5: Break into checkboxes → AI executes atomically

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The Ranking Criteria (Layer 1)

All ideas in Filter+Focus.md are scored on three dimensions:

Scalability — Can this scale with low human involvement? Does it compound over time?
Growth Impact — Does this materially accelerate user growth, revenue, or Cancer50Pledge progress?
Ease of Early Execution — Can this be started now, with current resources?

Multiply the three scores (1–5 each). The highest products are the biggest rocks.

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The Biggest Rocks Mandate

The operating rule for execution:

Focus only on the 1–3 biggest rocks at any time. Complete each to production quality before starting the next. Do not split attention across many partially-built features.

New ideas that arrive during execution go to Layer 0 (Brainstorming inbox) and wait for the next Filter+Focus refresh. They do not interrupt current work.

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Filter+Focus Refresh Process

Run periodically (monthly, or after major brainstorming sessions):

1. Use the /filter-focus-refresh skill
2. Source: all files in _WorkingOn/Brainstorming/ since last refresh date
3. Extract ideas not yet in Filter+Focus.md
4. Apply ranking criteria → propose additions and re-rankings
5. Confirm with Talbot → update Filter+Focus.md
6. Update date-refreshed in Filter+Focus.md frontmatter

Skill location: ~/.claude/commands/filter-focus-refresh.md

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Related Processes

• Task Lifecycle: See _WorkingOn/CLAUDE.md for task file creation, continuation, and completion
• Project Lifecycle: See _WorkingOn/CLAUDE.md for project STATUS.md, logs, session end
• myMBR-OS: This workflow is a component of the larger myMBR-OS operating system — see _WorkingOn/Tasks/myMBR-OS.md