Vendor RFP Template

Answer first: Vendor RFP Template — a practical field guide from Shriram IT Ventures for engineering and product leads who need decisions, not decks.

Context & who this is for

Ship a thin vertical slice, measure, then widen. Big-bang rewrites rarely survive contact with production.

Architecture decisions that age well

Ship a thin vertical slice, measure, then widen. Big-bang rewrites rarely survive contact with production.

Implementation checklist

Prefer boring technology where the risk is operational, and reserve novelty for the actual product wedge.

Failure modes we see in the wild

Ship a thin vertical slice, measure, then widen. Big-bang rewrites rarely survive contact with production.

Measurement & rollout

Teams that document trade-offs before coding waste fewer sprints when requirements shift mid-build.

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