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Pre-mortem prompt: stress-test a feature before you ship it

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u/munnsMedia
Contributed byu/munnsMedia

Jul 11, 2026

Pre-mortem prompt: stress-test a feature before you ship it A pre-mortem prompt that assumes a feature has already failed and works backwards to surface adoption, technical, second-order and business risks before you build it. Great for product decisions with ChatGPT or Claude.

Prompt Content

It's [6 months] after we shipped [feature name]. It failed. Not a small stumble, it's being rolled back, quietly killed, or has become a liability we regret. Assume this as fact and work backwards. Here's the feature: [1-3 sentence description, who it's for, and the core value prop]. Walk me throu...

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Categories:business| reddit| pre-mortem| product-management

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