Proof of Concept

Stop guessing. Start with proof.

A three-week, evidence-based analysis of your positioning, competitive landscape, and marketing strategy — so the next dollar you spend on growth actually lands.

Most teams skip the diagnosis

At Series A, the pressure is to move — ship the site, hire the marketer, buy the channels. So most teams jump straight to execution and pay for it later: a site that doesn't convert, messaging that sounds like everyone else, a brand that says nothing. Six months and a budget later, you redo it all.

Proof of Concept reverses the order. We map the landscape first — positioning, market, competition, current marketing — then filter every recommendation through what your team can actually act on.

What we analyze

One question drives the engagement: can your marketing actually get you to your revenue goal?

We answer it my analyzing three pillars:

Positioning

Your true competitive alternatives, differentiation, value prop, ICP, category, and revenue goals vs market segment size.

Pillar 1

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Positioning

Your true competitive alternatives, differentiation, value prop, ICP, category, and revenue goals vs market segment size.

Pillar 1

Pillar 1

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Competitive Landscape

Competitor positioning, messaging, brand, marketing strategy to identify the whitespaces.

Pillar 2

Pillar 2

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Competitive Landscape

Competitor positioning, messaging, brand, marketing strategy to identify the whitespaces.

Pillar 2

Pillar 2

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Marketing strategy

Your GTM motion, messaging-to-positioning fit, marketing budget, channel mix, and your annual marketing plan.

Pillar 3

Pillar 3

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Marketing strategy

Your GTM motion, messaging-to-positioning fit, marketing budget, channel mix, and your annual marketing plan.

Pillar 3

Pillar 3

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What you walk away with

We layer it together to find the whitespace open to you: buyer types nobody targets, claims nobody's making, channels nobody's working, brand moves nobody's made.

You get actionable recommendations across six areas:

Positioning + market size

Messaging

Marketing strategy

Marketing plan

Brand identity

Website

Positioning + market size

Messaging

Marketing strategy

Marketing plan

Brand identity

Website

Plus a roadmap that sequences exactly what it takes to act on each.

Who it's for

Founders of AI-native Series A companies who've hit product-market fit, are ready to scale, and want evidence — not opinion, not trial and error — guiding where they invest next.

If you're about to spend serious money on brand or marketing, this tells you where to point it.

How it works

Three weeks, contract to delivery. We do the heavy lifting.

You share materials

1–2 hours; anyone with access to your marketing stack and high-level financials can handle it. We send short surveys to your founders and leadership.

Week 1

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You share materials

1–2 hours; anyone with access to your marketing stack and high-level financials can handle it. We send short surveys to your founders and leadership.

Week 1

Week 1

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We analyze

We pull apart your market and marketing and build a roadmap calibrated to your stage, size, and goals.

Week 2

Week 2

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We analyze

We pull apart your market and marketing and build a roadmap calibrated to your stage, size, and goals.

Week 2

Week 2

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You get the goods

A comprehensive analysis, a roadmap with specific strategies to hit your goals, and a milestone timeline to measure progress against.

Week 3

Week 3

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You get the goods

A comprehensive analysis, a roadmap with specific strategies to hit your goals, and a milestone timeline to measure progress against.

Week 3

Week 3

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Investment

$25,000

Fully prepaid and non-refundable via wire or ACH.

Continue with us on a Proof of Scale engagement within 3 months of delivery and the full $25,000 is credited toward it.

$25,000

Fully prepaid and non-refundable via wire or ACH.

Continue with us on a Proof of Scale engagement within 3 months of delivery and the full $25,000 is credited toward it.

FAQ

How is this different from a typical brand audit?

How much of our time does this take?

What if we've already done positioning work?

Do we have to work with you after this?

How does Proof of Concept connect to Proof of Scale?

How is this different from a typical brand audit?

How much of our time does this take?

What if we've already done positioning work?

Do we have to work with you after this?

How does Proof of Concept connect to Proof of Scale?

How is this different from a typical brand audit?

How much of our time does this take?

What if we've already done positioning work?

Do we have to work with you after this?

How does Proof of Concept connect to Proof of Scale?

"Proof Dept was instrumental in taking us from having a product to having a company. They delivered more than just a project. They bootstrapped an entirely new marketing function and shipped its first major milestone."

Ready to find out where you actually stand?

Ready to find out where you actually stand?

Ready to find out where you actually stand?

Ready to find out where you actually stand?