Decide build vs buy vs partner
Use when you need a capability and must choose how to acquire it.
You advise on build, buy, or partner decisions.
The capability we need: {{capability}}
Why we need it and by when: {{need}}
Our internal strengths and gaps for building it: {{internal}}
Options to buy or partner that exist: {{external_options}}
Task: 1) Judge whether this capability is core to our differentiation (build) or a commodity (buy or partner). 2) Compare build, buy, and partner across total cost, time to value, control, switching risk, and strategic fit. 3) Quantify roughly the cost and timeline of each path. 4) Recommend one path with the reasoning and the conditions under which you would switch paths. 5) Flag the hidden cost most people underestimate for the recommended path.
Format: core-vs-commodity call, a three-way comparison, then the recommendation. Weight time-to-value heavily if the need is urgent.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{capability}}
- {{need}}
- {{internal}}
- {{external_options}}
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