Start‑ups and scale‑ups don’t need more opinions. They need evidence, a clear constraint, and a plan that turns uncertainty into repeatable execution.
Founder‑led teams and sales leaders who need to move from stalled growth to execution clarity — with a 90‑day plan built around what will actually move pipeline, conversion and forecast accuracy.
5DTS GTM Framework
We inspect the full closing system end‑to‑end — not one isolated problem.
What are your killer use cases & outcome metrics?
How will you engage your customer with a differentiated POV?
How are you linking the magnitude of the problem to intent?
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How will you support the buying process to advance deals?
What are your stage gates, inspection rhythms and qualification model?
How have you codified what works?
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How do you prevent a status quo decision?
How do you create decision consensus?
Is your business case or proposal fully quantified?
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How do you prove value for your customers?
What are your win patterns and KPI’s?
Are you perceived as a vendor or partner?
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How do you prove value for your customers?
What are your win patterns and KPI’s?
Are you perceived as a vendor or partner?
Problems we solve
We pinpoint which constraint is blocking growth, then hard wire the fix.
Are you generating enough early stage opportunities?
Are deals advancing at a reasonable cadence, or stalling?
Do late stage deals slip, or fall out under CFO scrutiny?
Are clients seeing value and growing or churning?
Underlying drivers
Are you focussing on the right problems?
Is your proposition landing in the right way?
Does the market know your solution solves their problem?
Do you have the right teams?
Are they exhibiting the right behaviours, and are they being run in the right way?
Do you have the right sales process?
Are you managing and measuring the right things?
Do you have the right stage gates and qualification model so that you can accurately forecast what's going to close and when?
When proposition, people and process click, you can run the same winning motion repeatedly.
Do you know the repeating patterns?
Problem × People × Process → Repeatability
The 5 day sprint
Baseline outcomes
Interviews, pipeline audit & wins
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Problem, people, process & repeatability
ICP/killer use‑cases
Proof Review
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Root cause & 12 step problem analysis
Prioritised quick wins
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Problem, people, sales motion
Value proposition & messaging
People & hiring needs
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GTM Blueprint
90 day prioritised plan
Do it now pack
What we’ll inspect (evidence, not opinions)
ICP & killer use‑case
Process, method & qualification codified
Value proposition → business outcome
Stage ownership (RACI)
Hiring scorecard + 30/60/90
Stage exit checks in CRM
Weekly deal inspection (qualification)
≤45‑day proof plan
Sales→CS handoff SLA
Win‑pattern references
Diagnose → Blueprint → Execute
Based on execution maturity & momentum
Investor & exec ready
Now, next & later
Nail the plan
After delivery
Take the blueprint and hard‑wire the system: stage gates, scorecards, workflow, coaching cadence, and weekly operating rhythm, until it sticks.
You keep the blueprint, 90‑day plan and do‑it‑now pack. Execute with your team.
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Metrics & evidence
Baseline + target for win‑rate, sales cycle, forecast band; evidence tests and how measured.
One visible delta (win rate, forecast error trend, or sales cycle median)
From, “We’re not sure what to fix first” to a revised GTM blueprint & prioritised 90 day plan.
Part of Closing OS
5 Days to Scale is the Design phase of Closing OS. You leave with a GTM blueprint and now, next later 90 day plan. If you want us to implement and run it until it sticks, look at Closing OS Install.
Your Questions, Answered
Yes — it’s the Design phase.
Run internally or continue into Closing OS Install.
Both; hybrid recommended.