Well, yes, telos is the basis of value and the good. It is the only objective basis for ethics and morality. What is good is always judged in relation to an end which determines the norm. For human beings, the objective telos inherent to human nature is what determines what a good human being is like, and what a good action is, etc.
As a result, our actions are either for the sake of this good as determined by human nature, or deviate from it. Ask what the ultimate end of human beings is and you will begin to put your life in order. A failure to do so means you serve some other end, perhaps one you do not realize you are serving.
Prioritization conflicts are exactly the situations when Product Managers must step away from traditionally accepted management tools and frameworks and look deeper into Purpose.
In case theres further interest in reading about Purpose as a way to bring immense motivation and clarity, please see Deep Purpose by Ranjay Gulati(HBS Professor)
maybe related (but further into the process of making stuff): impact-vs-backlog
https://web.archive.org/web/20200606231402/https://www.svese...
Well, The Goal book which is recommended by Mr Beast perfectly address this issue of prioritization. First, you need to clearly define your goal and then you need to identify and address the biggest bottleneck and all other features/problems must give way to this problem first. After you address the biggest bottleneck, you will find another bottleneck , you repeat the process.