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02 - The Blueprint

Six to eight weeks.
One clear market position.

The Diagnostic shows what is wrong. The Blueprint replaces it. Not adjusts it. Replaces it.

Six to eight weeks. One clear market position.

The Blueprint replaces the wrong frame.

It defines the problem to own, the category logic, the buyer path and the GTM system needed to support it.

Timeline ~6-8 weeks
Fee €40K - €75K
Method Milestone-based
Commitment None

The market does not reward better when it cannot see different.

Why it exists

Knowing what is wrong is not the same as fixing it.

Sometimes The Diagnostic reveals a simple fix. But sometimes the problem is structural: the market has placed the company in the wrong category, and everything the company does reinforces that mistake.

When that is the case, more effort compounds the mistake. The question is no longer what is wrong. It is what should replace it.

This is Category Drift: the market keeps pulling the company back into the frame it should have escaped.

If the market put you in the wrong box,
you do not tweak it.
You replace it.

If you do not,
the market will keep deciding for you.

That is what The Blueprint does.

The effort is not the problem. Where it is pointed is.

What it changes

Four things that break when the market misunderstands you.

Before

Every team describes the company differently

After

One clear description - that the market actually uses

Before

Buyers compare you to the wrong competitors

After

You own a problem no one else has named

Before

Sales, marketing, and leadership tell different stories

After

One story. One buyer path. One logic.

Before

More activity but results do not compound

After

Go-to-market works inside a logic that builds

What happens

Five phases. Six to eight weeks.

Phase 1 - Weeks 1 and 2

Own the problem

The strongest market positions are built around a problem, not a product. We identify the problem your company should own - one that buyers already feel, and that no competitor has claimed first.

Phase 2 - Week 3

Name the category

A company that names its category stops being compared to what came before. We design the name and logic for which category the company owns - so buyers stop fitting it into old categories and start using its language instead.

Phase 3 - Weeks 4 and 5

Build the narrative and the buyer path

Once the problem and position are clear, we build the narrative around them - and map who should hear it first, with what argument, and in what order. This is not messaging. It is the logic every sales and marketing conversation should follow.

Phase 4 - Week 6

Align go-to-market

We align sales, marketing, and partnerships so they reinforce each other inside one market position.

Phase 5 - Weeks 7 and 8

Final Blueprint and decision

We deliver the full Blueprint to the leadership team. Every decision is explained. Every trade-off is named. The team leaves with one clear market position and a 90-day plan for operating from it.

What you get

Five outputs. One direction.

A category the company can operate in.

Not a document. A direction the entire company can align to.

Delivered as

  • A structured narrative framework
  • A positioning model that aligns leadership, sales, and GTM

This typically includes

  • The problem the company owns - defined in a way the market recognises
  • The category it defines - and why no one else can claim it the same way
  • The narrative the entire company uses - one story, no contradictions
  • The buyer path and GTM logic - who to reach first, and why they move
  • A 90-day activation plan - what happens next, in what order

The format is not fixed. It is whatever is required for the company to align internally, communicate externally, and move forward without ambiguity.

Timeline

6 to 8 weeks from start to final Blueprint

Terms

Milestone-based. Selective intake. No open-ended retainer.

Who you work with

Directly with Richard Poolman. No junior handoff.

What comes after

Optional Category Control engagement - for leadership teams that want ongoing input as they execute.

Who this is for

Not for everyone.

The Blueprint works for companies that already have momentum - typically Series A to C - where the direction exists but the market is not yet responding the way it should.

Not for companies still finding product-market fit. Not for teams that want a messaging refresh.

For leadership teams that have seen The Diagnostic findings, understand the structural problem, and are ready to fix it properly.

Mobile summary

Six to eight weeks. One clear market position.

The Blueprint replaces the wrong frame.

It defines the problem to own, the category logic, the buyer path and the GTM system needed to support it.

Pricing

Pricing is fixed before work starts.

The service page explains the work. The FAQ explains the pricing logic.

Scope & pricing logic

Milestone-based. Defined before work starts.

The Blueprint runs between €40,000 and €75,000, milestone-based over approximately 6-8 weeks. The lower end applies when the category problem is already relatively clear, scope is contained, stakeholder groups are limited, and GTM complexity is lower. The higher end reflects deeper category architecture, investor narrative work, multiple markets or functions that need alignment, and a GTM system that needs redesign. Some engagements sit between those points. Pricing is defined before work begins. No open scope. No hidden costs. No extension without reason.

The Blueprint typically replaces months of fragmented positioning rewrites, GTM fixes, messaging projects, and disconnected agency work - without the overhead of managing multiple suppliers across the same problem.

Next step

Start the conversation.

Milestone-based. ~6-8 weeks. One clear position the market cannot ignore.

Pricing is defined upfront. This page explains the work; the FAQ explains the pricing logic.