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Illustrative example

Example product: Clinic booking assistant

01 · Ideate

Is there a real problem worth solving here?

Missed appointments, checked rung by rung on the Pain Ladder (adapted from Jobs-to-be-Done).

Worked around by hand: real enough to build for.

How far the pain of missed appointments goes, rung by rung
RungSeenEvidence
MentionedYesFront desks raise no-shows without being asked.
Complained aboutYesEmpty slots that can't be refilled at short notice.
Worked aroundYesStaff phone every patient the day before.
Paid forNot yetNothing paid for yet.
Switched forNot yetNothing to switch from yet.

02 · Define

What exactly are we building, for whom, and what are we not building?

Six ideas on the table. The job is choosing.

2 of 6 make the first release.

Six ideas for the first release, with a verdict and a reason for each
IdeaVerdictReason
Booking over WhatsApp, with remindersBuild firstCustomers are already there.
Payment at the time of bookingBuild firstCuts no-shows with no AI at all.
A custom-trained modelDon't buildAn off-the-shelf model does this job.
Admin dashboard with 14 reportsCut to 2Nobody reads twelve of them.
No-show predictionLaterNeeds three months of real data first.
Voice assistantLaterProve the text flow before adding voice.

03 · Build

Does the thing exist, and does it work?

The two ideas that survived, built as one flow in the chat customers already use.

It exists, and it works on real booking requests.

  • Conversation tests pass on real booking requests
  • Security checks, including prompt-injection paths
  • Tracing on every step the assistant takes
  • Code and data live in the client's own accounts
City Dental ClinicBooking assistant
  1. Business: Hi. Want to book a check-up this week?
  2. Customer: Yes, Thursday evening
  3. Business: Here's what's open on Thursday:
  4. Slots: 5:005:30 (selected)6:15
  5. Business: 5:30 is held for you. Confirm to secure it.
  6. Action: Confirm and pay

04 · PMF

Do the right people want it badly enough to keep using it?

Nothing reaches every customer before it's been proven on a few.

It goes to market only if the beta clinics keep using it.

Rollout

  1. Internal
  2. Beta clinics
  3. Soft launch
  4. Live

What we measure

  • Patients book in chat without being told to.
  • Beta clinics keep it switched on after the pilot.
  • Paid bookings turn up for their slots.

05 · Market

Can we reach them repeatably, and will they pay?

One launch can be luck. Market means doing it again, clinic after clinic.

Soft launch first. Each new clinic proves the setup repeats.

Rollout

  1. Internal
  2. Beta clinics
  3. Soft launch
  4. Live

What has to repeat

  • The same setup works for every clinic.
  • Payment is taken at booking.
  • It sells on fewer no-shows, not on the AI.

06 · Grow

Does it compound without us pushing it?

Every clinic runs on the same record and the same dashboard.

Live for every clinic.

Rollout

  1. Internal
  2. Beta clinics
  3. Soft launch
  4. Live

What compounds

  • New clinics start from the same setup.
  • Staff see every booking instantly.
  • Code and data stay in the client's own accounts.

An illustrative engagement, not client work. Select a stage to replay it.

Illustrative example, not client work: a clinic booking assistant taken through the six Stuck-to-Scale stages. Ideate, is there a real problem worth solving here: missed appointments are mentioned, complained about and worked around by hand, with staff phoning every patient the day before, but nothing is paid for or switched for yet, so the problem is real enough to build for. Define, what exactly are we building, for whom, and what are we not building: of six ideas, two make the first release. Build first: booking over WhatsApp with reminders, because customers are already there, and payment at the time of booking, which cuts no-shows with no AI at all. Don't build a custom-trained model, because an off-the-shelf model does this job. Cut the admin dashboard with 14 reports to 2, because nobody reads twelve of them. Later: no-show prediction, which needs three months of real data first, and a voice assistant, until the text flow is proven. Build, does the thing exist and does it work: the two ideas are built as one flow in the chat customers already use. City Dental Clinic's booking assistant offers Thursday slots at 5:00, 5:30 and 6:15, holds 5:30 and asks the customer to confirm and pay. Conversation tests pass on real booking requests, security checks cover prompt-injection paths, every step the assistant takes is traced, and code and data live in the client's own accounts. PMF, do the right people want it badly enough to keep using it: the rollout reaches internal use and beta clinics, measuring whether patients book in chat without being told to, whether beta clinics keep it switched on after the pilot, and whether paid bookings turn up for their slots. It goes to market only if the beta clinics keep using it. Market, can we reach them repeatably and will they pay: a soft launch, where the same setup has to work for every clinic, payment is taken at booking, and it sells on fewer no-shows rather than on the AI. Grow, does it compound without us pushing it: live for every clinic, with new clinics using the same setup, staff seeing every booking instantly, and code and data staying in the client's own accounts.

Fig. 01: One engagement, six stagesStuck-to-Scale
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  1. 01

    Not sure it's worth building

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  2. 02

    Launching a product

    We decide what to build with you, then design, build and launch it. Fixed scope, fixed end date, your code in your repository from day one.

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  3. 03

    Starting a venture beside your business

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Stuck-to-Scale

One team, six stages, no handovers.

Most stalled products sit a stage earlier than their team thinks: at Define while spending as if at Market, or mistaking a few friendly design partners for PMF. We name the real stage first. Then the same team takes it from there.

Fig. 02: Stuck-to-Scale
  1. 01 / 06

    Ideate

    Is there a real problem worth solving here?

    We find the workaround people run today and what it costs them, list the assumptions that would kill the idea, and end with a verdict: build, test first, or stop.

    Know more about Ideate
  2. 02 / 06

    Define

    What exactly are we building, for whom, and what are we not building?

    We name the buyer and who it isn't for, sort every idea into build first, later, cut or don't build, and write the stop line down before anything is built.

    Know more about Define
  3. 03 / 06

    Build

    Does the thing exist, and does it work?

    Real data before architecture, rules before a model, tests before launch, and a release in steps. The code lives in your repository from day one.

    Know more about Build
  4. 04 / 06

    PMF

    Do the right people want it badly enough to keep using it?

    We define activation and retention before launch, review them every week with the person who decides, and cut what the people who stay don't use. Payment alone isn't fit.

    Know more about PMF
  5. 05 / 06

    Market

    Can we reach them repeatably, and will they pay?

    One description, worded the same everywhere. A launch package for every release. A product that people, and AI search, can describe correctly.

    Know more about Market
  6. 06 / 06

    Grow

    Does it compound without us pushing it?

    Documentation, a brand system with a named owner, and a team that runs the method without us. The last test is how little you need us.

    Know more about Grow

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Cut It

You have a brief and a fixed budget.

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Spot the Stall · Puzzles

A dashboard for a fictional venture. Where is it stuck?

Solve one
Conviction

Sometimes the right answer is: don't build it.

Building got cheap. Knowing what to build didn't. We'll tell you when an idea shouldn't ship, before you spend on it, even when that means we don't get the build.

Questions

Questions buyers ask first

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How much does it cost?
Every engagement is a fixed fee, set after scoping, and you'll have the full number in writing before anything starts. If you're not sure the build is worth it, start with a Venture Diagnosis: its fee is credited against the build if you go ahead.
Who owns the code and the work?
You do. Code lives in your repository from day one, and IP transfers to you on payment.
What if it doesn't work out?
You can stop at any milestone, and you pay only for the milestones completed. And if the idea itself is wrong, we'll say so before you spend on the build.
We're an agency. Will you go direct to our client?
No. We build behind your brand, communicate through your tools, and the non-solicitation is in the contract.
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