£4,750.
For founders with time pressure.
The two phases
The Event Audit runs across two phases in one week.
01
Mapping
Session 1
See your whole debt map.
02
Prioritisation
Session 2
Get your paydown roadmap.
WHO IT IS FOR
AI founders in regulated markets burning £15k a month or more, with no fixed ceiling. Time pressure is the qualifier, not burn rate or stage. A founder burning £90k a month with a stalled enterprise deal qualifies just as much as a founder burning £20k heading into a raise.
WHAT YOU GET
Two sessions within one week and a written Assumption Debt® map ranking every significant untested assumption by load and test status with a prioritised paydown roadmap. Delivered within 24 hours of session two.
INVESTMENT
£4,750 fixed. If you proceed to the full engagement the fee is deducted in full.
• Stalled enterprise deal.
• Pre-Series A raise clarity.
• Board meeting preparation.
• Relationship testing before the full engagement.
• Regulatory or compliance trigger.
£15,000.
For founders with decision pressure.
01
Framing
Week 1
Know what you are betting on.
02
Design
Week 2
Build the tests.
03
Testing
Week 3
Face real evidence.
04
Verdict
Week 4
Get your decision.
Framing (Week 1)
We surface the decision, map every assumption underneath it, and define what is genuinely irreversible. You leave knowing exactly what you are deciding and what you are betting on without realising it.
Design (Week 2)
We define what success actually looks like, design the tests that will pressure each critical assumption, and schedule the stakeholder conversations. You leave with a testing plan built around your specific decision.
Testing (Week 3)
We run ten to fifteen stakeholder conversations against your assumptions. Real external evidence, not internal reasoning. You leave knowing which assumptions survived contact and which did not.
Verdict (Week 4)
We synthesise everything into a written decision memo. A clear go or no-go, with the evidence behind it. Not a slide deck. A decision you can act on and defend to your board.
WHO IT IS FOR
Post-seed AI founders in regulated markets burning £75k to £110k a month, 12 to 18 person team, 8 to 18 months runway, maximum vulnerability months 7 to 11 post-funding, facing a major strategic commitment in the next 60 to 90 days.
WHAT YOU GET
Stakeholder conversations in the Assumption Crucible® Engagement are conducted with contacts the founder introduces directly. You control who we speak to. Every conversation happens with your knowledge and your introduction. The methodology does not involve cold outreach to your pipeline, your investors, or your enterprise prospects. What it does is structure those conversations so they surface the evidence you need rather than the validation you were already expecting. Where introductions are not possible for sensitive relationships, sector specialists and former procurement leads with equivalent pattern evidence are used instead.
Four weeks, ten to fifteen stakeholder conversations with the people who hold evidence about your assumptions, and a written decision memo with a clear recommendation. Not a slide deck. A decision.
PAYMENT
£1,500 on signing.
£6,750 at the end of week one when the decision is framed and the testing plan is agreed.
£6,750 at the start of week three when boundary testing begins. Every payment tied to a named deliverable.
Not right if under 5 months runway with no imminent trigger, pre-revenue, or burn under £75k per month.
How do I know which engagement is right for me?
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What happens if I do the Audit and want to proceed to the full engagement?
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Why is payment tied to deliverables not time?
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Can I pay in instalments without doing the Audit first?
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What if my situation does not fit either product neatly?
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