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QUESTION 9

What's the wedge — and how does the model resolve?

The ask

One model with a provable wedge that makes significant revenue during the proof period and puts value in customers' hands fast. Then the model resolves toward EBITDA.

What you submit

01

Wedge one-pager — what you charge in the proof period, the revenue it generates, and time-to-value measured in days or weeks.

02

EBITDA ramp — How will EBITDA grow after the wedge period

03

Closed doors — what you said no to and why; be decisive about the one thing you're doing and the three you're not.

04

Stickiness read — whether customers renew every year because it's sticky, or it's a one-time thing and anyone's game.

05

Five-year vision paragraph — showing a compounding path, not a bigger opening bet.

Great looks like:

A gross-profitable wedge period with a clear path to EBITDA

Example · Aux Insights

Wedge: A $25K audit requiring roughly ten hours, leading into a $400K two-month engagement.
Profit expansion: Early projects delivered with high-cost temp labor later replaced by full time staff.

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