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SPRINT FOR DIAGNOSTICS

Commercial Readiness Sprints

Diagnostics
Founders

Short, fixed-fee strategic sprints for diagnostics founders. Messaging. Pitch. Positioning. Get your science story straight, fast.

The Commercial Readiness Sprint is a focused, 30–60 day engagement for early stage diagnostics teams who need to clarify their story, polish their pitch, and define a credible roadmap to reach their next scientific or fundraising milestone.

You walk away with the strategy, messaging, and foundational assets you need to raise capital, engage early partners, or advance to your next development milestone.
 
No fluff. No bloated retainers. Just sharp, high-impact work, delivered by a team that knows this space and knows how to operate at founder speed.

Who This Is For

Built specially for teams under commercial pressure and short on time:

Built specially for teams under commercial pressure and short on time:

  • Teams preparing for their first investor pitch, SBIR/STTR application, or early clinical partner conversations
  • Seed and pre-Series A science-led companies
  • SBIR/STTR grant recipients
  • Technical founders preparing to pitch or engage early partners
Diagnostics teams who need real strategic guidance, fast

Why This? Why Now?

Funding is harder to secure, grant cycles are uncertain, and investors want more than strong data—they want a clear path forward. Most teams are still heads-down in development, trying to translate complex science into a message that earns trust. Without that clarity, momentum slows.

  • Funders want more than just data; they want confidence in your team and clarity in your vision
  • Grant funding is stalled or politicized
  • You’re expected to “look mature” but real help is too expensive, too generic, or too slow

This sprint is HTG’s answer.

You walk away with the strategy, messaging, and foundational assets you need to raise capital, engage early partners, or advance to your next development milestone.

ABOUT SPRINTS

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Apply Now. If it’s not the right fit or timing, we’ll share our readiness checklist or point you to other resources.

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Pick Your Sprint

All sprints include a direct strategy session with Elizabeth Chabe, CEO of High Touch Group, best-selling author of “The Giant’s Ladder: The Science Professional’s Blueprint for Marketing Success” and trusted advisor to diagnostic and medtech CEOs, VC firms, and national health agencies.

[01]

Messaging Ready Sprint

30 DAYS $6,000

Best For:

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

Includes:

  • 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
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[02]

Pitch Ready Sprint

45 DAYS $10,000

Best For:

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

Includes:

  • 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.
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Investor Ready Sprint

60 DAYS $15,000

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.

Includes:

  • 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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Ready to Sprint?
Apply For Your Spot NOW.

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.

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