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Technology & SaaS

A working product and a credible business plan need to develop together. We help software and digital-platform companies connect product decisions with commercial priorities.

The context

Make the next build serve the business.

For an early-stage company, the immediate need may be a product that demonstrates the idea ahead of seed funding. For an established software business, it may be pricing, platform consolidation, or a better operating model.

We agree the business objective before defining the implementation.

PRODUCTBUSINESS PLAN

Typical starting points

Where product and business plan have to develop together.

01

Before seed funding

Build a product that demonstrates the idea and a plan that explains it.

02

Consolidating a platform

Choose what to keep, merge, or retire, with the costs and risks shown.

03

Pricing and operating model

Test the commercial assumptions behind the next stage of growth.

Work we can take on

Product decisions with a commercial purpose.

VPI may contribute executive time before cash payment is due. The company remains responsible for the agreed professional fees.

  • 01

    Problem and model

    The customer problem, commercial model, and assumptions that need testing.

  • 02

    A scoped build

    Product priorities turned into a build and user-testing plan.

  • 03

    Investor materials

    Financial forecasts that reflect the product’s actual stage.

  • 04

    Delivery ownership

    Clear ownership of delivery as the team grows.

  • 05

    Management reporting

    Measures, owners, and review dates.

  • 06

    Handover

    Documentation and responsibilities for the team that continues the work.

Preparation and execution support, not a guarantee of investment.

Fees may be settled through cash and shares, as agreed in writing.

Related engagements

rOOmZZ and Konnect Global.

For rOOmZZ Communications, the work brought business strategy together with platform development and beta testing.

At Konnect Global, it combined project governance, financial structuring, and a unified communications platform.

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Relevant services

The next conversation

What does the next version need to prove?

Tell us what exists today, who it serves and which business milestone comes next.