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title: "Trial engagement structure"
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description: "Send an identical two page brief to two or three advisers. Ask for one structured interview, a list of assumptions and disconfirming evidence, one recommen"
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# Trial engagement structure

Send an identical two-page brief to two or three advisers. Ask for one structured interview, a list of assumptions and disconfirming evidence, one recommended cheap experiment and a short written memo. Set a fixed price or authorised time cap, data-handling terms and a no-automatic-renewal condition. If a finance model is required, make it a separate, verifiable deliverable. [Burkland: Strategic Finance for Startups](https://burklandassociates.com/services/strategic-finance/)