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# Quality vs Speed Framework

## When This Skill Activates

Claude uses this skill when:
- Deciding "should I refactor this before shipping?"
- Balancing craft quality vs speed
- Evaluating if details matter for this feature
- Choosing between polish and iteration

## Core Frameworks

### 1. Craft Creates Moats (Source: Dylan Field, Figma)

**When Quality Matters:**
- Core product experience
- Competitive differentiators
- Brand touchpoints
- High-frequency use

**When Speed Matters:**
- Internal tools
- Experiments
- Non-core features

### 2. The Details Decision Matrix

```
                    │ USER-FACING │ INTERNAL
────────────────────┼─────────────┼──────────
CORE PRODUCT        │ HIGH CRAFT  │ MEDIUM
NON-CORE FEATURE    │ MEDIUM      │ LOW
EXPERIMENT          │ LOW         │ LOW
```

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## Action Templates

### Template: Quality Assessment

```markdown
# Feature: [Name]

## Context
- User-facing: [yes/no]
- Core product loop: [yes/no]
- Frequency of use: [daily/weekly/monthly]
- Competitive advantage: [yes/no]

## Quality Level Decision

**HIGH CRAFT:**
- Time investment: [X days]
- Polish areas: [list]

**MOVE FAST:**
- Ship threshold: [works, looks okay]
- Time budget: [X days]

## Decision: [HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW craft]
```

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## Quick Reference

### ⚡ Quality-Speed Checklist

**High Craft Signals:**
- [ ] Core product loop
- [ ] User-facing and frequent
- [ ] Competitive differentiator
- [ ] Brand moment

**Move Fast Signals:**
- [ ] Internal tool
- [ ] One-time use
- [ ] Experiment
- [ ] Behind the scenes

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## Key Quotes

**Dylan Field:**
> "AI makes design, craft, and quality the new moat for startups."

**Brian Chesky:**
> "Leaders are in the details, but only the details that matter."