Idea Evaluation Sprint

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6 weeks

Answer your most critical questions in no time

Our Idea Evaluation Sprint is an intensive, structured, and collaborative process designed to transform creative ideas into viable, well-designed businesses, this sprint uniquely blends diverse perspectives, fostering a transformative approach to ideation.

Sprint Outcomes:

Rapid progress from idea to action plan
Real customer feedback, not expert guesswork
Clear next steps and a roadmap

Cohort
Solo

Start Date

10th of March 2025

Location

Remote

Duration

6 weeks

Cohort size

6 start-ups

Start Date

Whenever you're ready

Location

Remote or Auckland

Duration

Flexible

Let's test it before you build it

Inspired from Google Ventures Design Sprint methodology, our Idea Evaluation Sprint involves increased effort from our team before, at the midpoint, and after the sprint, leading to a efficient four-day collaborative experience for participants and optimised outcomes.

Unique to our approach, we:

Understand your goals and assumptions, and conduct quantitative research before the sprint.
Handle the setup of the experiment and prototyping for you.
Define the Minimum Success Criteria meticulously before testing
Include testing pricing strategies and developing a monetisation approach, aspect often overlooked in Design Sprints.
Offer an extended six-week period of coaching and peer group discussions post-sprint, fostering continued development and refinement.
Assist in designing a robust business model, a crucial element for long-term success.

Before

01 Groundwork

Preparation

Goal setting

Success metrics

Quantitative research

Day 1

02 Understand

Context

Vision

Current state

Opportunities

Day 2

03 Ideate

Brainstorming

Prioritisation

Storyboard

Hypothesis

04 Create

Experiment setup

Clickable prototype

Research guide

day 3

05 Test

6x Feedback sessions

Price testing

Playback findings

day 4

06 Evaluate

Roadmap

Elevator pitch

Scorecard

Retrospective

After

07 Evolve

Business model

Monetisation

SWOT analysis

Report

Before

01 Groundwork

Preparation

Goal setting

Success metrics

Quantitative research

Day 1

02 Understand

Context

Vision

Current state

Opportunities

Day 2

03 Ideate

Brainstorming

Prioritisation

Storyboard

Hypothesis

Homework

04 Create

Experiment setup

Clickable prototype

Research guide

day 3

05 Test

6x Feedback sessions

Price testing

Playback findings

day 4

06 Evaluate

Roadmap

Elevator pitch

Scorecard

Retrospective

After

07 Evolve

Business model

Monetisation strategy

SWOT analysis

Works well to:

Assess the viability of new businesses
Jumpstart a project, product or service
Ideate a specific area of a product
Discover the right priorities and features for a product
Create an MVP Roadmap
Build a strategic peer group
Enhance problem-solving skills
Increase confidence and improve pitching skills
Create a business model and a plan
Refine and articulate your vision to attract and assemble the right team for your start-up

Does not work well to:

Cover all aspects of a very complex product/service
Explore multiple use cases and hypothesis
Look for just small improvements
Design detailed user interfaces
Detect usability issues of an existing product
Test with more than 10 participants
Create a long-term strategic plan
Create a technical proof-of-concept
Solve deep-rooted internal processes

What's included?

Personalised guidance
Over 6 hours of private coaching sessions tailored to your start-up’s unique challenges and goals.

Live facilitation
More than 20 hours of live, interactive facilitation, ensuring a focused and productive sprint experience.

Continued collaboration
6 post-sprint, facilitated peer group sessions to maintain momentum and foster ongoing learning.

In-depth insights
Exclusive access to all testing session recordings and transcripts, providing valuable reflections and learning opportunities after the sprint.

Participant recruitment (Optional)
Finding the right participants for your sprint can be a challenging and time-consuming task. We offer to take care of participant recruitment for you.

Clickable prototype
Gain access to the clickable prototype meticulously prepared by our team for your start-up.

Exclusive resources
Unlimited access to an extensive library of current and upcoming guides, templates, and video courses.

Community engagement
Join Slack community of past participants and experts for networking, support, and shared growth.

Special discounts
Enjoy a 50% discount on your second participation, and other discounts on any Gambito services to support your start-up beyond the sprint.

In-depth report (Optional)
While you will gain immediate insights during the sprint, sometimes a more comprehensive analysis is beneficial for long-term strategy.

Ready to take the first step?

Submit your details and we’ll be in touch to set up a friendly chat to see if our Idea Evaluation Sprint matches your needs.

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