Build vs Buy
Turns any announcement of a tool, API or platform into a build, buy or wait call: what it would cost to build, what buying costs in money and lock-in, what waiting costs, and which option you could still reverse.
What this lens answers
Each item below becomes a heading in the AI response.
- What capability is on offer, and which problem of ours would it actually solve?
- What would building it ourselves cost in people, time and ongoing upkeep?
- What would buying it cost in money, lock-in and dependency risk?
- What does waiting cost, and what would we learn by waiting?
- Which of the three options could we still reverse if we turned out to be wrong?
- Build, buy or wait: what is the call, and which two facts does it rest on?
Categories
- Technology & AI
- Business & Strategy
Tags
- build vs buy
- total cost
- lock-in
- vendor
- product leader
Creator
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