EPISODE · Jun 9, 2026 · 33 MIN
[Course 2 Lesson 2.7] Cost of Inaction & Anti-Gold-Plating - GROW by Good Combinator
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Quantify the Cost of Inaction and wield the Scope Knife against gold-plating.In Lesson 2.7 of GROW Course 2 (Discovery & Communication), Doug Liles works through it with you. A way to size the real cost of doing nothing and a kill-criterion that stops scope creep.What you'll take away- Cost of Inaction- Sizing the status quo- The Scope KnifeChapters(0:00) Cold open & the promise(4:44) Cost of Inaction(9:28) Sizing the status quo(14:12) The Scope Knife(18:56) Anti-gold-plating(23:40) The kill-criterion(28:24) The artifact & what to do MondayStudy guide, slide deck, blog companion, infographic (free)- https://fde.goodcombinator.ai/lessons/FDE_Lesson_2_7Audio companion is AI-narrated using NotebookLM. Explainer video is human-produced.Public releaseThis full FDE Certification audio lesson is available publicly as part of GROW by Good Combinator.Continue in GROW Skills Library: https://goodcombinator.com/grow/libraryEpisode metadataShow: GROW by Good CombinatorCourse: Course 2 - Discovery & CommunicationLesson: 2.7Season/Episode: 2/7Runtime: 33:09Access label: public-full-lessonSource channel: spotifySource audio: app/lessons/assets/course-2/2.7/2.7 Deep Dive Audio.m4aTaxonomy: Domain=Discovery & Communication; Career stage=Junior FDE; Skill level=Foundations; Asset type=Lesson; Outcome=CommunicateCRM events: course_started, lesson_completed, cert_enrolledTranscript and accessibilityFinal transcript required before launch: https://goodcombinator.com/grow/courses/course-2/lesson-2.7/transcriptAccessibility requirement: reviewed audio, clear title, descriptive show notes, and transcript availability before launch.Audio companion is AI-narrated using NotebookLM and disclosed here.CreditsHost: Doug LilesProducer: Good CombinatorAudio: NotebookLM AI narration (disclosed)
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Quantify the Cost of Inaction and wield the Scope Knife against gold-plating.In Lesson 2.7 of GROW Course 2 (Discovery & Communication), Doug Liles works through it with you. A way to size the real cost of doing nothing and a kill-criterion that stops scope creep.What you'll take away- Cost of Inaction- Sizing the status quo- The Scope KnifeChapters(0:00) Cold open & the promise(4:44) Cost of Inaction(9:28) Sizing the status quo(14:12) The Scope Knife(18:56) Anti-gold-plating(23:40) The kill-criterion(28:24) The artifact & what to do MondayStudy guide, slide deck, blog companion, infographic (free)- https://fde.goodcombinator.ai/lessons/FDE_Lesson_2_7Audio companion is AI-narrated using NotebookLM. Explainer video is human-produced.Public releaseThis full FDE Certification audio lesson is available publicly as part of GROW by Good Combinator.Continue in GROW Skills Library: https://goodcombinator.com/grow/libraryEpisode metadataShow: GROW by Good CombinatorCourse: Course 2 - Discovery & CommunicationLesson: 2.7Season/Episode: 2/7Runtime: 33:09Access label: public-full-lessonSource channel: spotifySource audio: app/lessons/assets/course-2/2.7/2.7 Deep Dive Audio.m4aTaxonomy: Domain=Discovery & Communication; Career stage=Junior FDE; Skill level=Foundations; Asset type=Lesson; Outcome=CommunicateCRM events: course_started, lesson_completed, cert_enrolledTranscript and accessibilityFinal transcript required before launch: https://goodcombinator.com/grow/courses/course-2/lesson-2.7/transcriptAccessibility requirement: reviewed audio, clear title, descriptive show notes, and transcript availability before launch.Audio companion is AI-narrated using NotebookLM and disclosed here.CreditsHost: Doug LilesProducer: Good CombinatorAudio: NotebookLM AI narration (disclosed)
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