The "Iron Triangle"—often summarized as "Fast, Cheap, Good... pick two"—is a fundamental concept in project management, engineering, and product design. It illustrates the unavoidable tension between three competing constraints. The rule dictates that you cannot maximize all three attributes simultaneously; improving one inevitably requires a compromise in at least one of the others. The Three Constraints To understand the trade-offs, we must first define the corners of the triangle: - Fast (Time/Schedule): How quickly the project can be completed. This includes deadlines, time-to-market, and production speed. - Cheap (Cost/Budget): The financial resources required. This includes labor, materials, tools, and operational expenses. - Good (Quality/Scope): The standard of the final result. This includes features, reliability, performance, polish, and user experience. The "Pick Two" Scenarios The central thesis of the Iron Triangle is that you can generally optimize for two of these constraints, but the third one will suffer. Here is how the combinations play out: 1. Fast + Cheap = Lower Quality - The Scenario: You need it done right now, and you don't have much money to spend. - The Compromise: Quality takes a hit. To meet the deadline with a low budget, you must cut corners, reduce the scope, skip testing, or use inferior materials. - Example: "Fast food." It is ready instantly and costs very little, but it isn't gourmet (and might not be healthy). 2. Fast + Good = Expensive - The Scenario: You need a high-quality product, and you need it immediately. - The Compromise: Cost skyrockets. To speed up high-quality work, you have to pay for overtime, hire expensive experts, rush-order premium materials, or use advanced technology. - Example: A "Rush Order" on a custom suit. You get the perfect fit and fabric in two days, but you pay a massive premium for the tailor's expedited labor. 3. Good + Cheap = Slow - The Scenario: You want a masterpiece, but you have a limited budget. - The Compromise: Time drags on. Since you can't pay for extra help or speed-up mechanisms, the work happens only when resources are available, or the creator takes their time to perfect it without incurring extra costs. - Example: Developing an Indie Game or a "Passion Project." A solo developer might make a beautiful, bug-free game with almost no budget, but it might take 5 years to finish because they are working on it in their spare time.

Andrej Karpathy open-sourced the LLM Council - get ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok to: - answer the same question - debate each other's responses - rank who gave the best answer - and have a fifth AI synthesize everything into one final battle-tested response. Try it out here

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Here is an example infographic prompt that we used to create our own infographic.. we can create these types of prompts for you along with the infographics if you want see examples at strategy.evyai.com/infographics THE FLYWHEEL EFFECT INFOGRAPHIC - DETAILED DESIGN PROMPT Title: "The $1M+ Flywheel: How All Three Levers Create Exponential Growth" Dimensions: 1200px × 2400px (vertical scroll format for LinkedIn/web) Assessment URL: strategy.evyai.com/3levers COLOR PALETTE (evyAI Brand) Primary Colors: - Deep Purple: #4a1a66 - Medium Purple: #6b2d8f - Primary Gold: #d4af37 - Bright Gold: #f4d03f Secondary Colors: - Light Purple Background: #f0e6f6 - Very Light Purple: #f8f4fb - Pale Gold: #fff9e6 - White: #FFFFFF - Dark Purple Text: #2d1a3d Accent Colors: - Success Green: #4CAF50 - Warning Orange: #FF9800 - Multiplier Badge: Gradient from #d4af37 to #f4d03f HEADER SECTION (0-300px from top) Background: - Gradient background: Linear gradient from #6b2d8f (top) to #4a1a66 (bottom) Title (positioned 40px from top, centered): - Text: "The $1M+ Flywheel Effect" - Font: Montserrat Bold - Size: 52px - Color: #FFFFFF - Letter-spacing: -0.5px Subtitle (positioned 110px from top, centered): - Text: "Why All Three Levers Together = 10x Results (Not Just 3x)" - Font: Montserrat Medium - Size: 24px - Color: #f4d03f (gold) - Letter-spacing: 0px Tagline (positioned 150px from top, centered): - Text: "Each lever amplifies the others. Here's the math." - Font: Open Sans Regular - Size: 18px - Color: #FFFFFF - Opacity: 90% Decorative Elements: - Small circular motion lines around the title (white, 20% opacity) - Subtle gear/cog icons in corners (white, 15% opacity) MAIN FLYWHEEL DIAGRAM (300-1200px from top) Background: - Solid white (#FFFFFF) - Subtle radial gradient emanating from center (very light purple #f8f4fb at edges)

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