build-vs-buy

name	build-vs-buy
description	Make build-versus-buy decisions for startup infrastructure, including auth, billing, email, search, AI, CRM, analytics, support, storage, observability, and compliance tooling.
version	0.1.0

Build vs Buy

Use this skill when a founder is about to build something a vendor might solve.

Workflow

1. Define the job, risk, switching cost, integration burden, and budget.
2. Compare build, buy, open-source, and manual operations.
3. Evaluate time-to-market, data ownership, compliance, lock-in, reliability, customization, and team expertise.
4. Recommend decision and revisit trigger.

Output

Return Decision table, Recommendation, Vendor questions, Revisit trigger, and Implementation plan.