{"id":"prod2-sb-bakery-expansion-memo","audience":"small-business","category":"decisions","track":"productivity","technique":"grounding","title":"Write a 5-line decision memo with the numbers first","free":false,"task":"You own a bakery and must decide how to grow next year. Write a decision memo of exactly 5 numbered lines labeled Decision, Options, Numbers, Recommendation, Next step. The Numbers line shows monthly profit for each option with the math. Plain text, under 120 words. Your landlord raised the quoted rent after the first estimate, so use the new rent.","materialLabel":"Your notes and the landlord's text (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Growth notes - Crumb & Kettle Bakery (owner: me, Wren)\n\nOption A: second shop on Elm Street\n- Expected sales: $14,000/month\n- Rent: $4,200/month (landlord's first quote)\n- Staff + ingredients + other: $8,000/month\n\nOption B: food truck at weekend markets\n- Expected sales: $6,000/month\n- Truck loan + fuel + permits: $1,500/month\n- Staff + ingredients: $3,000/month\n\nOption C: wholesale to 3 cafes\n- Expected sales: $5,000/month\n- Delivery van share: $500/month\n- Ingredients + extra baker shifts: $3,000/month\n\nMy sister thinks we should open a cafe in Portland instead. Not realistic right now.\n\nText from Elm Street landlord (yesterday):\n\"Hi Wren, after the property tax reassessment the rent would be $4,800/month, not $4,200. Sorry! Let me know by the 15th if you're still interested.\"\n","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":5},{"type":"maxWords","max":120},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Using the first rent quote","why":"The table says $4,200 and the AI doesn't notice the landlord's text.","fix":"Add: \"Use the new $4,800 rent from the landlord's text.\"","checks":["r1","r2"]},{"title":"No math shown","why":"The AI says one option is 'more profitable' without numbers you can check.","fix":"Add: \"Show each option's math, like $14,000 - $4,800 - $8,000 = $1,200.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Letting the AI pick the shape","why":"The AI writes a long markdown memo with headers and a pros and cons table.","fix":"Say: \"Exactly 5 numbered lines labeled Decision, Options, Numbers, Recommendation, Next step.\"","checks":["r0","numberedItems","plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting words, so a total word cap usually lands over.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each line under 20 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the labels","patterns":["recommendation","next step"]},{"label":"Uses the new rent","patterns":["4,?800","landlord","new rent"]},{"label":"Asks to show the math","patterns":["show.{0,15}math","profit"]},{"label":"Sets the line count","patterns":["\\b(5|five)\\b"]},{"label":"Caps the length","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words"]}],"hint":"A decision memo should let anyone check your math. Give the AI the labels, point it at the updated rent, and ask it to show the numbers before the pick.","rubricLabels":["The 5 lines are labeled, in this order: Decision, Options, Numbers, Recommendation, Next step","The Numbers line uses the $4,800 rent for Elm Street and shows profit for each option with math: Elm Street $14,000 - $4,800 - $8,000 = $1,200, food truck $1,500, wholesale $1,500","The Recommendation is the food truck or wholesale (not Elm Street), and the Next step names one concrete action, such as replying to the landlord by the 15th"]}