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5-day diagnostic for founder-led technology companies

Find the bottleneck slowing product delivery before you spend more fixing the wrong thing.

Depthics investigates one recurring product, delivery, or operating problem. Within five business days, you receive an evidence-led explanation of the most supported constraint, the uncertainties that remain, and a prioritized 30-day action plan.

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Fixed scope · €3,000 + VAT · 50% upfront · one problem · up to two stakeholder interviews

01Is this familiar?

This diagnostic is for you when...

You have tried local fixes, but the same product or delivery problem keeps returning. The diagnostic tests the current explanation against a bounded evidence set.

  1. 01

    Delivery keeps slipping even after process changes.

  2. 02

    Important decisions repeatedly return to the founder.

  3. 03

    Product, technical, operational, and commercial priorities conflict.

  4. 04

    Handoffs create delay, rework, or lost context.

  5. 05

    Leadership has several explanations but no evidence-backed answer.

These are signals, not conclusions. Depthics tests them against evidence.

02The output

What you receive

The diagnostic turns one recurring problem into a bounded decision brief, a supported explanation, and a plan leadership can test.

  1. 01

    Problem and decision brief.

  2. 02

    Evidence, contradiction, and unknowns map.

  3. 03

    Most supported bottleneck hypothesis.

  4. 04

    Alternative explanations that could not yet be ruled out.

  5. 05

    Three highest-priority leadership decisions.

  6. 06

    Prioritized 30-day action plan.

  7. 07

    Verification measures showing whether the intervention worked.

03Four steps

How it works

A focused five-day investigation with a clear question, a bounded evidence set, and a decision readout.

  1. 01

    Fit call

    Determine whether the problem is bounded and suitable.

  2. 02

    Kickoff and evidence

    Agree the question and receive up to 10 relevant artefacts.

  3. 03

    Investigation

    Review the evidence and conduct up to two stakeholder interviews.

  4. 04

    Decision brief

    Deliver the written diagnostic and a 90-minute leadership readout.

Question paths are designed in advance. They do not change through live AI. People review the evidence and make the final judgements.

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04Synthetic example

See the reasoning in one synthetic example.

The chain below shows how an observation becomes a tested hypothesis and a measurable decision. It is clearly synthetic, not customer evidence.

Synthetic example. Not client data.

  1. Observed problem

    The monthly management report arrived after the pricing decision it was meant to support.

  2. Evidence

    Dated documentary evidence, an observed process walkthrough and corroborated accounts show the timing and handoffs.

  3. Contradiction

    The written process names one owner, while the actual approval path uses another.

  4. Alternative explanation

    The delay may be caused by staffing capacity or by the reporting software.

  5. Causal hypothesis

    Unclear decision rights at the finance and operations handoff may be delaying the report.

  6. Confidence

    Moderate.

  7. Limitation

    The review covers one reporting cycle and does not include a complete transaction-level sample.

  8. Decision

    Assign one owner and one escalation rule. Test the next reporting cycle. Consider replacing the software only if the delay remains.

  9. Verification

    The next report arrives inside the decision window with fewer handoff exceptions.

05Scope and price

One problem. Five business days. A clear boundary.

One engagement covers one clearly defined problem or decision and one product, team, workflow, or value stream.

Included

  1. 01One 60-minute kickoff.
  2. 02Up to 10 relevant artefacts.
  3. 03Up to two stakeholder interviews.
  4. 04Independent analysis.
  5. 05One written diagnostic brief.
  6. 06One 90-minute decision readout.

Not included

  • 01Implementation, coding, or technical remediation.
  • 02Ongoing project management.
  • 03Unlimited document or stakeholder access.
  • 04Legal, tax, statutory audit, or regulated advice.
  • 05A full codebase or cybersecurity audit.
  • 06Employee misconduct findings.
  • 07Organisation-wide transformation.
  • 08Unlimited revisions or continuing advisory access.
06Fit and boundaries

A focused diagnostic needs the right conditions.

Good fit

  • 01Post-revenue founder-led technology company.
  • 02Recurring delivery or execution issue.
  • 03Accountable founder or executive sponsor.
  • 04Access to relevant materials and up to two stakeholders.
  • 05Willingness to test the current explanation.

Not a fit

  • 01Pre-revenue idea validation.
  • 02A request for free consulting or implementation.
  • 03A predetermined conclusion requiring confirmation.
  • 04No evidence or stakeholder access.
  • 05An active legal, fraud, employment, or cybersecurity incident.
  • 06A whole-enterprise transformation request.

Operating rules

  • 01Evidence is separated from interpretation.
  • 02Contradictions remain visible.
  • 03Confidence matches the evidence.
  • 04Limitations remain in the report.
  • 05Findings are challenged before release.

The diagnostic is deliberately bounded. Professional and legal boundaries remain part of the engagement conversation.

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Next step

Stop adding fixes until you know which constraint matters.

Request a 30-minute fit call to test whether the recurring problem is bounded, evidence can be accessed, and this diagnostic is suitable.

Request a 30-minute fit call