FIT

A proven formula, customized to suit.

Traction metrics, fundraising, and revenue all come from finding and maintaining product-market fit. We achieve this through a series of proven frameworks and an iterative design process.

3 Phases

Product Hypothesis Workshops
Week
1
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1
Product Hypothesis Workshops
Personas & Customer Journey
Week
2
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3
Personas & Customer Journey
Research Program Design
Week
2
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3
Research Program Design
User Surveys
Week
3
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5
User Surveys
Ethnographic User Interviews
Week
6
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8
Ethnographic User Interviews
Market Analysis
Week
3
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9
Market Analysis
Competitive Analysis
Week
3
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9
Competitive Analysis
Subject Matter Expert Interviews
Week
8
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9
Subject Matter Expert Interviews
Rinse and Repeat as Necessary
Week
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Rinse and Repeat as Necessary
Research Synthesis & Review Workshops
Week
10
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10
Research Synthesis & Review Workshops
Lo-fi Prototype Design
Week
1
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6
Lo-fi Prototype Design
User Testing
Week
2
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4
User Testing
Market & Competitive Analysis II
Week
1
-
4
Market & Competitive Analysis II
MVP Product Design
Week
3
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7
MVP Product Design
MVP Brand Design
Week
5
-
8
MVP Brand Design
MVP Web Design
Week
6
-
9
MVP Web Design
Technical Partner Selection
Week
9
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10
Technical Partner Selection
Revenue Model II
Week
1
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2
Revenue Model II
Marketing Tests & Customer Sign-ups
Week
1
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3
Marketing Tests & Customer Sign-ups
Go-to-market Strategy
Week
4
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5
Go-to-market Strategy
Fundraising Strategy
Week
5
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7
Fundraising Strategy
Investor Deck
Week
7
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9
Investor Deck

Our
Design
Principles

Executives who execute

It’s easy to give advice from the sidelines, but we’d rather roll up our sleeves to get a read on things first hand. Working alongside you lets us learn from your expertise while we share what we know about building scalable companies.

Executives who execute

It’s easy to give advice from the sidelines, but we’d rather roll up our sleeves to get a read on things first hand. Working alongside you lets us learn from your expertise while we share what we know about building scalable companies.

Executives who execute

It’s easy to give advice from the sidelines, but we’d rather roll up our sleeves to get a read on things first hand. Working alongside you lets us learn from your expertise while we share what we know about building scalable companies.

Executives who execute

It’s easy to give advice from the sidelines, but we’d rather roll up our sleeves to get a read on things first hand. Working alongside you lets us learn from your expertise while we share what we know about building scalable companies.

Executives who execute

It’s easy to give advice from the sidelines, but we’d rather roll up our sleeves to get a read on things first hand. Working alongside you lets us learn from your expertise while we share what we know about building scalable companies.

Scientific
thinking helps increase avg. revenue per year.

As companies learn to pivot faster, they optimize their chances of success. The faster you pivot, the further you’ll go.

How are you different from YC and Techstars?

We work in the trenches with you, early on, acting as interim product executives and co-founders. We’ll do the interviews and research with you, and build the essential habits and mindset of the best entrepreneurs. The only things we’ll do for you are the prototypes, UI/UX, and branding. Everything else you’ll be able to do on your own after our program.

Who do you work with?

We work with a small number of companies every year. Our founders have a deep expertise in a problem area and are often at the beginning, or at a crossroads, in their entrepreneurial journey. The strongest founders we work with have a willingness to change, mastery of executive habits, and consider themselves lifelong learners.

Why is design important

Dozens and dozens of leading companies today prioritize design, not because it's clearly lucrative, but because it's expected. Good design is table stakes these days the quick answer is: design thinking, design sprints, and prototyping are the best ways to uncover novel strategies and remain competitive.

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