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Play definition

A Play definition records one Play the Startup runs: its Process, the Metric it moves, and its budget.

PropertyValue
Pathplays/[play].mdx
HoldsPlay
Kindfile
Leadersdb-first, git-first
TeamMarketing Team
Written byChange.merge
Compiled bySalesBuilder

Example

plays/accountant-referrals.mdx in a Startup repository.

plays/accountant-referrals.mdx
---
family: demand
process: referrals
metric: customers.new
budget: { amount: 300, currency: USD, per: month }
cohort: agencies with 5 to 50 staff
---

Props

The frontmatter keys the file takes. The body is its prose.

PropTypeRequiredDescription
familystringThe kind of Play, such as demand.
processProcessrequiredThe Process in workflows/ that runs it.
metricMetricThe Metric it moves.
budgetmoneyWhat it may spend, per interval.
cohortstringWho it targets.

Generates

SalesBuilder compiles it into these records, Verbs and routes.

KindWhat
RecordsPlay
VerbsPlay.apply
RoutesNone.