Services & Pricing

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you have a business, but need more strategic direction.  Perhaps you’ve lost touch with your customers and need to understand their motivations and behaviors. We can help.

Compass

1-2 week engagement

Quick Answers

You need a quick answer to a specific question before making your next move. Maybe you're wondering if users actually understand your core value proposition, whether a new feature is worth building, or how you stack up against competitors. You can't afford to guess, but you also can't spend months on research.

Value

  • Avoid costly development mistakes by validating assumptions early

  • Make confident decisions with real user data, not opinions

  • Move fast without sacrificing quality insights

  • Get budget-friendly clarity on focused questions

Process

Sample methods at this phase:

  • Post-launch validation survey

  • Competitive analysis

  • Quick usability evaluation

  • Stakeholder interviews

Stage/Phase

  • Pre-seed to seed stage companies with limited runway

  • Specific decisions that need quick validation

  • Single user group focus (patients, providers, or caregivers)

  • Teams that need to move fast but make smart choices

Investment Estimate

$2,000 - $3,500

Basecamp

2-4 week engagement

Investment Estimate

$4,000 - $7,000

Vista

6-8+ week engagement

Complete Picture

You're facing foundational decisions that will shape your company's future - new market entry, major product pivots, or comprehensive redesigns. You're dealing with high uncertainty and complex user ecosystems where getting it wrong could be catastrophic. You need the complete picture: who your users really are, how they behave, what they need, and how you can win.

Value

  • Transform product strategy with deep behavioral insights and user archetypes

  • Minimize market risk through comprehensive understanding before major investments

  • Maximize ROI by focusing development on what drives value

  • Create lasting organizational knowledge that guides decisions for years

Process

Sample methods at this phase:

  • Interviews with multiple user types

  • Large-scale survey

  • Journey mapping

  • Archetype development - Know exactly who you're building for

  • Longitudinal studies

  • Strategic workshops - Turn insights into actionable strategy

Stage/Phase

  • Series B+ companies preparing for major expansion

  • Foundational strategic decisions affecting entire product ecosystem

  • New market entry or therapeutic area expansion

  • Major product redesigns or platform development

Investment Estimate

$20,000 - $30,000

Ascent

4-6 week engagement

Insights Strategy

You're making major decisions that could define your company's direction - entering new markets, redesigning core experiences, or preparing for significant scale. The stakes are high, and you need deep understanding of complex user ecosystems. Half-measures won't cut it; you need comprehensive insights that can guide strategy and convince stakeholders.

Value

  • De-risk major strategic decisions with comprehensive user understanding

  • Increase user adoption by designing for real workflows and pain points

  • Build investor confidence with robust data about market opportunity

  • Align your entire team around user-centered strategy

Process

Sample methods at this phase:

  • Interviews with multiple user types

  • Large-scale survey

  • Journey mapping

  • Diary studies or longitudinal research

Stage/Phase

  • Series A+ companies making major strategic decisions

  • Complex products with multiple stakeholder groups

  • Market expansion or major feature development

  • Teams preparing for rapid scaling

Investment Estimate

$9,000 - $15,000

*Package pricing does not include costs of incentive or cost per recruit.

Product Market Fit

You're past the initial idea stage but facing bigger decisions about features, positioning, or market direction. You have some users but aren't sure if you're building the right things for the right people. Investors or stakeholders are asking tough questions about product-market fit that you can't answer with confidence.

Value

  • Prove product-market fit with concrete user insights for investors

  • Reduce development risk by understanding what users actually need vs. what they say they want

  • Improve user retention by identifying and fixing experience gaps

  • Guide strategic decisions with data about multiple user types

Process

Sample methods at this phase:

  • User interviews

  • Survey deployment

  • Mixed stakeholder research (patients + providers)

  • Usability testing + heuristic evaluation

Stage/Phase

  • Medium risk, some unknowns - You're making feature or product decisions

  • Multiple target groups - Need to understand different user types

  • Growing startups who need deeper insights for scaling decisions

  • Feature or product-level strategic decisions

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