Productized Service vs Template vs Software: How to Choose
A model-selection memo for choosing the right leverage path at the right stage.
Models
How to compare productized services, templates, software, newsletters, affiliate content, and marketplaces before choosing a path.
Memo 01 / Start here
A model-selection memo for choosing the right leverage path at the right stage.
Decision index
Adjacent shelves
Frames for judging whether a one-person business idea has a real customer, reachable demand, and a small enough first move.
Customers Customer ThinkingHow to think about who pays, why they pay now, how reachable they are, and whether feedback is actually buying signal.
Offers Offer DesignHow to package skills, services, templates, and products into promises people can understand, compare, and buy.
Pricing Pricing LogicBusiness frames for thinking about price, margin, delivery cost, tiers, subscriptions, and the hidden traps inside low prices.
Channels DistributionHow to choose, test, and read distribution channels before pretending traffic, audience, or community interest equals demand.