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SPRINT OVERVIEW

Commercial
Readiness Sprints

Your science is ready. Your commercial story needs to catch up. Fixed-fee, senior-led, and built for founders who don’t have time to waste.

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SPRINT BASICS

What are Sprints?

You have a meeting coming up, a grant deadline, or an investor conversation you can’t afford to fumble. A Commercial Readiness Sprint gets your positioning, messaging, and assets where they need to be—in 30 to 60 days, at a fixed price, with no retainer and no bloat.

AUDIENCE

Who This Is For

You’re a diagnostics, medtech, or biotech founder at seed stage, pre-Series A, or coming off an SBIR/STTR award. You know your science. You need your story to land with investors and partners. That’s exactly who we built this for.

SEED STAGE PRE-SERIES A POST-SBIR/STTR

DELIVERABLES

What You Walk Away With

The assets that move things forward. Depending on your tier, you walk away with some combination of: a core messaging framework, a refined investor pitch deck, a technology brief or executive summary, a curated investor targeting list, and a channel and marketing plan. Every Sprint includes a direct strategy session with Elizabeth Chabe, HTG CEO and bestselling author of The Giant’s Ladder.

PRICING TIERS

Three Tiers, One Goal

Get to your next milestone, whether that's a raise, a grant, or a partner conversation. Messaging Ready, Pitch Ready, Investor Ready. Thirty to sixty days. Fixed fees. Each tier builds on the last.

01

Messaging Ready Sprint

30 DAYS
$6,000

Investor-ready messaging, a core strategic asset, and a written brief with next steps.

Best For:

Founders who have an investor meeting, grant deadline, or partner pitch coming up and need their story to be airtight.

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  • 60-minute strategy session with Elizabeth Chabe
  • Strategic messaging development (core messaging framework and positioning foundation)
  • Positioning and messaging playbook with recommended next steps
  • One strong core asset: your Technology Brief or Executive Summary (written and designed), or homepage copy (no design) plus two additional strategic webpages
02

Pitch Ready Sprint

45 DAYS
$10,000

Everything in Messaging Ready, plus a fully refined investor pitch deck and a curated VC targeting list with outreach strategy.

Best For:

Teams with a draft deck who need it rewritten to pitch investors or partners.

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  • Targeted VC list + outreach strategy:
    • Curated list of active investors matched to your stage and space
    • Contact points, links to application procedures, and a DIY outreach gameplan
    • Customizable intro script for your network
    • (Note that HTG does not provide any intros)
  • 90-minute strategy session with Elizabeth Chabe
  • Strategic messaging development (core messaging framework and positioning foundation)
  • Positioning recommendations
  • One strong core asset: your Technology Brief or Executive Summary (written and designed), or homepage copy (no design) plus two additional strategic webpages
  • Complete refinement and redesign of your early-stage investor or partner pitch deck (up to 15 slides), focused on securing first conversations and stakeholder alignment—not commercialization.
03

Investor Ready Sprint

60 DAYS
$15,000

Everything in Pitch Ready, plus an expanded VC and partner targeting plan and a founder-ready channel and marketing plan.

Best For

Teams preparing for investor raises or early clinical and commercial partner conversations who need a complete messaging foundation, a strong deck, and a real channel plan.

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  • Expanded VC and partner targeting plan:
    • Tailored list of firms using industry-standard tools
    • Highlighted high-fit VCs with dry powder
    • Links, contacts, and a warm intro playbook
    • Custom outreach language and strategy (note that HTG does not provide any intros)
  • Two 60-minute strategy sessions with Elizabeth Chabe
  • Founder-ready channel and marketing plan
  • Strategic messaging development (core messaging framework and positioning foundation)
  • Positioning recommendations
  • One strong core asset: your Technology Brief or Executive Summary (written and designed), or homepage copy (no design) plus two additional strategic webpages
  • Complete refinement and redesign of your early-stage investor or partner pitch deck (up to 15 slides), focused on securing first conversations and stakeholder alignment-not commercialization. Includes:
    • GTM/channel strategy slide
    • Competitor matrix slide with visual output
    • Optional appendix with tactical detail
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Available Sprints

These are the Sprints available right now. Spots are limited each cycle and fill quickly. Apply today—if it's not the right fit or timing, we'll share our readiness checklist or point you to other resources.

Commercial Readiness Sprints for Diagnostics Founders

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