You have several AI ideas
Leadership needs a defensible way to choose which opportunity deserves a first release.
AI Product Direction Sprint
Five days to decide what is worth building—and make it tangible.
For SaaS founders and product leaders facing a promising AI opportunity without a shared product direction.
Designed for a decision point
A good fit when the cost of guessing is rising.
You do not need a finished specification. You do need a real business context, access to the people who understand it, and willingness to choose.
You have one idea, loosely defined
The team needs sharper users, value, boundaries, and behavior before committing development.
You need alignment you can see
A prototype will create a better conversation than another abstract requirements document.
What you keep
A compact decision package built for action.
The work stands alone whether I support the next phase or your team takes it forward.
- A concise product direction brief: user, problem, outcome, constraints
- A prioritized use case and the rationale behind the choice
- Version-one scope with explicit in, out, and later boundaries
- A clickable prototype covering one primary journey, normally up to five key screens
- Expected AI behavior, failure modes, and an evaluation approach
- A sequenced 90-day roadmap with risks and open decisions
- A recorded or live decision readout and one consolidated revision round
How the week moves
Fast because the questions stay focused.
Three working sessions anchor the week. The analysis and prototype develop between them.
Context
Kickoff, material review, users, constraints, and success.
Choice
Use-case comparison and opportunity recommendation.
Scope
Core journey, product behavior, boundaries, and risks.
Prototype
Clickable key flow and a focused client review.
Direction
Final decision package, evaluation plan, and roadmap.
Scope protects momentum
Clear edges keep the sprint useful.
A production build
The prototype is a decision and validation artifact. It is not deployed application code.
A complete design system
The work covers the core journey—not every screen, state, or polished brand component.
Unlimited exploration
One opportunity, one recommended direction, and one consolidated revision round.
After the sprint
Keep the direction. Add delivery only if it helps.
The sprint is useful on its own. When the right next move is hands-on support, I can continue in separately scoped four-week Delivery Partner blocks—refining the product, coordinating decisions, and raising the quality of the first release.
- Product leadership through the first release
- Prototype refinement and AI experience design
- Evaluation, review, and delivery operating rhythm
- Collaboration with your existing design and engineering team
“Best communicator I have experienced. He went above and beyond so I actually paid him extra.”
Practical questions
Before you inquire.
Who needs to participate?
One accountable decision-maker and access to the people or material that best explain the customer and business context. A small working group is better than a large committee.
Do we own the work?
Yes. Once the final invoice is paid, the client receives the agreed sprint artifacts for internal and commercial use. Contract terms confirm the details before kickoff.
Can the sprint include user research?
Existing research can be reviewed. Recruiting and running a new research program is outside five-day scope, but the sprint can define the next validation study.
Is this remote?
Yes. The sprint is designed for remote collaboration with teams worldwide. Working sessions are scheduled with timezone overlap agreed before booking.
What if AI is not the right answer?
That is a valid outcome. The point is to make a sound product decision, not to force AI into a problem where a simpler solution is better.
What happens after I submit?
I review the context personally. You can then book a short fit call to confirm the decision, scope, timing, and whether the sprint is the right next move.
Make the opportunity discussable
Bring the context. Leave with a clear next move.
A short inquiry is enough to begin. You do not need to arrive with a finished brief.