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THE MINIMUM VIABLE OFFER
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The Minimum Viable Offer

The 90-Day
Operations Audit

Three weeks. Fixed price. A clear plan you can act on immediately.

The MVO is TKD's entry-point engagement — designed to be low-risk enough for a new client relationship, and high-value enough to stand entirely on its own.

It is not a sampler. It is not a loss leader. It is a complete, standalone diagnostic that tells you exactly where execution is breaking down — and what to do about it.

The One-Line Pitch

"In three weeks, for a flat $3,500, we'll tell you exactly where your business is losing money, momentum, and people — and give you a prioritized action plan to fix it."

— USE THIS WORD FOR WORD IN OUTREACH AND DISCOVERY CALLS

LOW RISK

Fixed price. No open retainer. Guaranteed or refunded.

HIGH VALUE

8 deliverables. 3–4 weeks. Finds what others miss.

CLEAR EXIT

Standalone engagement. Client chooses next step. No pressure.

Why This Is the Right Entry Point

For the client

It's bounded.

Three weeks, flat fee, defined deliverables. Easy to approve, easy to start.

It's credible.

A fixed-price guarantee signals confidence, not desperation. Clients take it seriously.

It's low commitment.

They're not hiring a consultant. They're buying a diagnosis. Completely different decision.

It builds trust fast.

By the readout session, TKD has already demonstrated value. The relationship is established before the upsell conversation starts.

For TKD

It converts.

A $3,500 fixed offer closes faster than a $25k retainer proposal. It reduces decision friction to near zero.

It generates proof.

Every completed audit is a case study. Every case study is a sales asset.

It creates the upsell naturally.

The audit surfaces the work. The client sees it. The next conversation writes itself.

It demonstrates the TKD difference.

The audit IS the pitch. The work speaks louder than any proposal.

Engagement Timeline

Three Weeks. Three Phases.

01

Field-level interviews: 2–3 managers or operators below leadership

02

Decision flow mapping session

03

Process and systems documentation walkthrough

04

Revenue leakage and accountability gap scan

Objection Handling

When They Push Back

"We've done audits before. They didn't change anything."

"We don't have time for a consulting engagement right now."

"How is this different from hiring a fractional COO?"

"$3,500 feels like a lot for three weeks."

"We already know what our problems are."

The Natural Upsell Path

From Audit to Embedded Partner

The audit isn't the destination. It's the on-ramp. Here's the natural progression — no pressure, no sales pitch. The work creates the next conversation.

01

The Audit

$3,500

Entry point. Standalone diagnostic. Fixed price, fixed scope. Guaranteed or refunded.

02

Implementation Sprint

$8–15k

TKD executes the top 2–3 priorities from the audit. 60 days. Measurable outcomes.

03

Embedded Engagement

$15–35k

90-day embedded partnership. TKD works inside your business to build the operating system.

What You Walk Away With

Eight Deliverables. No Filler.

Everything below is produced during the three weeks and handed to your team in the readout session.

Current-State Assessment

A clear, honest picture of how your business actually runs today — not how the org chart says it does.

Gap Analysis + Priority Matrix

Where execution is breaking down, ranked by impact and effort so you know what to fix first.

90-Day Execution Roadmap

A sequenced plan with owners and milestones — not a wishlist, a schedule.

Accountability Architecture

Who owns what, who reports to whom, and where decisions actually get made.

Executive Debrief

A live working session with leadership — findings, priorities, and owner assignments decided in the room.

Revenue Leakage Log

The specific places money is slipping between quote and cash, flagged and quantified.

Scalability Stress Map

The systems and processes that will break first when you try to double.

Ground-Truth Findings Memo

A written record of what we found, what we recommend, and why — in plain language.

What Standard Audits Miss

The Six Blind Spots

Most audits check compliance and finances. They miss the execution gaps that actually stall growth. Here's what we look for that they don't.

BLIND SPOT 01

Revenue leakage between quote and cash

Where deals close but money never fully arrives — discount creep, unbillable scope, invoicing lag.

BLIND SPOT 02

Accountability gaps

Work that everyone assumes someone else owns. The audit names the owner or names the gap.

BLIND SPOT 03

Decision bottlenecks at the leadership layer

Where the org waits on one person to approve what five people could decide.

BLIND SPOT 04

Process drift between the SOP and the floor

The documented process and the real process are two different things. We find the real one.

BLIND SPOT 05

Scalability stress points

The systems that work at your current volume and break the moment you add a zero.

BLIND SPOT 06

The strategy-to-frontline translation gap

Where the plan leaves the boardroom clear and arrives at the floor as noise.

Is This Right for You?

Who This Is For

Right Fit

  • Founder-led or operator-led companies, roughly $5–50M revenue.
  • The plan is clear, but execution keeps stalling.
  • Distribution, home services, field sales, light industrial.
  • You want decisions and owners — not another report.

Wrong Fit

  • Pre-revenue startups still finding product-market fit.
  • Companies looking for a strategy deck, not an execution plan.
  • Anyone who wants a binder instead of decisions.
  • Teams not ready to hear where it's actually breaking.

The Offer at a Glance

$3,500

Fixed Price

3 Weeks

Engagement Length

8

Named Deliverables

100%

Refund Guarantee

We don't just advise — we embed, we challenge assumptions, and we help your organization build the clarity and accountability it needs to execute.

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