# Example 3x5 Card — 2026-05-24

A worked example of the Andreessen daily card. Front is capped at 3-5 must-dos chosen to move the
dominant strategic variable (here: getting to PMF). Back is the Anti-Todo log, filled throughout the
day with everything actually accomplished — then crossed off and thrown away at end of day.

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## FRONT — Today's must-dos (3-5 max)

- [x] 1. Call 5 churned users and find the #1 reason they left
- [ ] 2. Ship the retention-cohort dashboard
- [ ] 3. Cut the onboarding flow from 7 steps to 3
- [ ] 4. Write the one-paragraph "why now?" for the new segment

> Note: only 4 items. Fine — the cap is 5, never more. Each item here is a PMF-seeking move, not
> product maintenance. That is deliberate: the front of the card is downstream of the strategic
> verdict (this venture scored `BEFORE-PMF`), not a dumping ground for whatever is loudest.

## BACK — Anti-Todo List (what you actually got done)

- [x] Called 5 churned users — all 5 cited the same activation gap  (09:40)
- [x] Pulled the raw churn-reason notes into the shared doc  (10:15)
- [x] Unblocked the data pipeline that was stalling the dashboard  (11:30)
- [x] Killed a meeting that had no decision attached to it  (13:05)
- [x] Drafted the "why now?" paragraph  (15:20)

> The Anti-Todo list includes things that were never on the front (unblocking the pipeline, killing
> the meeting). That is the point — it is a record of real progress, not a guilt-list of unfinished
> intentions. By end of day you see what you got done, not what you didn't.

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**End of day:** 1 of 4 must-dos complete; 5 things accomplished overall. Carry the 3 unfinished
must-dos to tomorrow's card. Throw this one away.
