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We discover and validate what to do next. So you can scale with confidence.

Helping founders and investors of $1M–$10M revenue companies make better strategic decisions when growth slows, competition increases, or AI threatens relevance.

Who This Is For

For companies with traction but rising uncertainty.

Primarily for founders running businesses doing $1M–$10M ARR, product leaders managing growth strategy, and investors needing independent verification.

Common Triggers
  • Growth has plateaued or become less predictable
  • Competitive pressure is increasing fast
  • AI is changing customer and market dynamics
  • The roadmap feels busy but not decisive

At this stage, execution is rarely the problem. Decision quality is.

The Real Risk

Most $1M to $10M ARR companies don’t fail outright. They stall.

They continue operating, shipping, and spending—but without resolving the core uncertainties that determine whether scaling will actually work.

signals
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Features are added without clear demand signals

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Go-to-market costs increase without clear leverage

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AI initiatives are reactive rather than strategic

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Strategy debates use anecdotes not evidence

This is how strong companies quietly lose time, money, and relevance.

What Validation Labs Does

We install a temporary validation and decision-making function inside your company.

We do not act as coaches or advisors in theory. We do not sell frameworks. We work directly on the decisions that determine outcomes: identifying uncertainties, translating them into hypotheses, and running time-boxed experiments.

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Remove the uncertainty that kills traction.

We don't just give advice. We systematically stress-test your strategy against market reality. Here are the five critical vectors we validate to turn risks into compounding advantages.

Growth Strategy & Demand

We re-validate urgency when growth slows. Is the problem real? Will they buy today? Are constraints internal or market-driven?

OUTCOME

Recoverable growth path identified.

Go-to-Market Fit

We validate if your GTM motion is repeatable. Do unit economics hold at scale? Is acquisition structurally feasible?

OUTCOME

Clear scaling mechanics.

AI Impact & Risk

We replace speculation with evidence. Which workflows are vulnerable? Does AI strengthen you or your competitors?

OUTCOME

Realistic threat & opportunity map.

Defensibility

We evaluate moats as hypotheses. Data, network, distribution—what is actually compounding and durable?

OUTCOME

Exit credibility assessment.

Strategic Decision Gates

We establish explicit gates for product bets and expansions. Every decision gets evidence requirements and kill conditions.

OUTCOME

Better capital allocation & faster decisions.

How Engagements Work

Engagements are intentionally short and focused (4–8 weeks) on one or two high-impact strategic uncertainties.

You receive validated and invalidated assumptions, clear strategic options, and evidence-backed recommendations.

Explicit Guidance:

  • Clear "Go / No-Go" on strategic moves
  • Direct access to leadership & customer data
  • Written outputs for Board/Execs

We do not aim to extend engagements. We aim to resolve decisions.

For Founders

Appropriate if you feel pressure to scale without conviction, suspect the market is changing faster than your strategy, or want evidence before committing capital. Not a fit if you are looking for generic growth tactics.

For Investors

We engage when portfolio companies stall after product-market fit, when AI threatens the investment thesis, or when board discussions lack shared evidence. We provide an independent validation layer before risk compounds.

Why Validation Labs

We apply the same discipline internally that we bring to clients. Our success is measured by better decisions, not longer engagements.

  • Evidence OVER BELIEF
  • Early Clarity OVER LATE SURPRISES
  • Transparency OVER PERSUASION

Next Step

If your company is generating revenue—but you’re unsure what deserves to be scaled next.

Bring us the decision you can’t confidently make. We’ll determine whether it’s testable and if resolving it will materially reduce risk.

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