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Research before you commit.

Market research, competitor analysis, and feasibility studies that give you clarity before you commit.

Format
Fixed-scope sprint
Timeline
Quick review in 5–7 days, full validation in 2–4 weeks
Best for
Founders about to spend real money or time
You get
Raw data, the matrix, and our recommendation

The expensive mistakes happen when you don't know what you don't know. We find out before you spend.

Market research, competitor analysis, and feasibility studies that give you clarity before you commit.

The expensive mistakes happen when you don't know what you don't know. Research tells you before you spend.

The symptom

You’re about to make a bet, a new offer, a new market, a new product, an acquisition, a change in plan, and you don’t have the review you need to make it confidently. Internal opinions are everywhere; nobody can point to actual evidence. You’re flying on gut and a year-old “industry report.”

That’s where the expensive mistakes happen. Research isn’t expensive. Skipping research is expensive.

What we actually do

We run focused research sprints that produce a decision, not a deck.

  • Market sizing and demand validation, actual buyer interviews, competitive landscape, demand signal evidence.
  • Competitor analysis, positioning matrix, pricing intel, a review of how they sell, gap identification.
  • Feasibility studies, for products, market entries, acquisitions, and expansion into new categories.
  • Buyer interviews, 10-25 structured conversations with your target market.
  • Our recommendation, we tell you what we’d do, not just what we found.

Where this fits

Often the first step before Growth Marketing (so the campaign isn’t built on assumptions) or Custom Software & Apps (so you’re building something the market actually wants).

What good looks like

The save we’re proudest of looks like a “no, but.” A founder is ready to launch into a new category on the strength of a few warm intro calls. A few weeks of real buyer interviews and a competitor review confirm the category is there, but the offer is wrong for it. They reshape the offer instead of spending the launch budget on the original plan, and the rewrite is what wins the first accounts. Clarity before the swing is the whole point.

Who this is for

Founders about to spend real money or real time on a bet, who want the risk reduced before they swing. Not for people who want to “explore”, for people who want clarity to act.

How a research sprint runs.

  1. Frame the bet

    Name the decision on the table and what evidence would actually change it. We scope to a decision, not a deck.

  2. Gather signal

    Buyer interviews, competitive landscape, demand validation. Real conversations, not a year-old industry report.

  3. Review the data

    Patterns, gaps, and the parts that contradict the internal consensus. Raw transcripts and sources you can audit.

  4. Tell you what we'd do

    Our recommendation: not just what we found, but what we'd do if the bet were ours to take.

Questions before we start.

How is this different from a freelance researcher on Upwork?

We don't just deliver a deck. We sit with you on the implication, name the bet, and tell you what we'd do if it were ours. Research is the input; our recommendation is what you're actually paying for.

How long does a sprint take?

Standard sprints are 2-4 weeks. Quick reads (one decision, one market, one competitor) can land in 5-7 days. Deep validation work runs 6-8 weeks.

Will we get raw data or just summaries?

Both. Raw transcripts, source list, competitor matrix, and an executive summary you can hand to your board. Research that you can't audit is just consulting theater.

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