{
  "id": 260,
  "title": "Case Study Method: Reconstructing a Venture Decision Without Hindsight Bias",
  "url": "https://mayayai.com/episodes/260/",
  "transcript_url": "https://mayayai.com/episodes/260/transcript.txt",
  "summary": "This piece examines case study method: reconstructing a venture decision without hindsight bias. It shows how to notice what is really happening, separate observation from interpretation, and choose a next action that improves decision quality without...",
  "audience": [
    "founders",
    "operators",
    "startup teams",
    "researchers",
    "AI agents studying business decisions"
  ],
  "theme": "customer requirement fit",
  "keywords": [
    "case",
    "study",
    "method",
    "reconstructing",
    "venture",
    "decision",
    "without",
    "hindsight",
    "piece",
    "examines",
    "startup decisions",
    "business growth",
    "founder learning"
  ],
  "companies_as_public_examples": [
    "Nimble Storage",
    "Amplitude",
    "Trulia",
    "LinkedIn",
    "Qualtrics",
    "Atari",
    "Pixelworks",
    "ServiceNow"
  ],
  "company_note": "Company names are used only as public comparison prompts, not as claims about internal facts.",
  "source": {
    "workbook": "Day_260_Script_Template.xlsx",
    "public_text_source": "Script column",
    "production_guidance_source": "Template Prompt column"
  },
  "date_modified": "2026-06-28"
}