From idea to great company.

A startup studio bridging the how gap

You have an idea.

There’s a gapbetween your idea

and knowing how to make itinto a business.

Even when you knowthe right actions to take —

execution is hard.

Business models. Marketing.

Financial projections.

Fundraising. Strategy.

It’s a lot to navigate alone.

The Philosophy

Strategy is not war.
It is love.

The center of strategy is the customer. You don’t win by beating the competition. You win by achieving customer bonding. Strategy is done one customer at a time.

— Arnoldo Hax, MIT

Through psychology and design, we find deeper product-market fit.

Great companies at the intersection A Venn diagram with three overlapping circles representing dimensions of a viable business: Desirability (what people want), Viability (can it make money), and Feasibility (can it be built). The marked point at the center indicates where all three overlap — where great companies are found. Customer Desirability What do people want? Business Viability Can it make money? Technical Feasibility Can it be built?

Great companies are found at the intersection.

The Partnership

A co-founder for the launch phase.

We partner with founders through the riskiest stage in business — launching from zero to one.

Customer & marketDiscovery
Idea
  • Customer discovery
  • Competitive landscape
  • Blue ocean strategy
Customer & marketInsights
  • Value proposition design
  • Strategy and positioning
  • Pricing dynamics
Business modelDevelopment
  • Business model architecture
  • Financial modeling
  • Protection mechanisms
MVP & prototypesValidation
Company
  • Go-to-market execution
  • Fundraising assets
  • Risk mitigation
After launchAdvisory

Long-term advisory as the company develops.

The Foundation

Caltech

8 years researching emotions and social psychology.

Imperial College London

MBA with executive education in innovation strategy.

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