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Mishneh Torah, Vessels 6-8 · Startup voice, On-ramp

September 21, 2026

Hook

Founders are obsessed with the "minimum viable product" (MVP), but we rarely talk about the "minimum viable utility" of a dying feature or a failing business unit. We cling to legacy code, zombie projects, and outdated organizational structures long after they’ve lost their original telos—their purpose. We treat our company like a sacred object that cannot be discarded, even when the functionality is gone.

The Rambam, in Mishneh Torah, Vessels 6:1, offers a brutal, ROI-driven clarity: "Whenever a k’li (vessel) contracted impurity and, after it contracted impurity, it was broken to the point that its form was ruined and it could no longer serve the purpose for which it was made, it regains purity by being broken."