Idea Filters Without Overengineering (Technical Founders)

Most technical founders kill filtering by overengineering it.

Skip These

• Decision matrices in Notion.
• Weighted criteria.
• Dependency graphs of features before any user.
• Tech spike documents for unproven ideas.

Keep These

• Four binary questions on a sticky note.
• One outside reviewer.
• Five conversations in DMs.

Why Simple Wins

The filter is not a tech problem. It is a business problem. Solve it with a sticky note. Save the engineering for the build.