What’s the one piece of consulting-style advice you wish you had when building your first product?

One of the reasons we built Escape Velocity AI is that so much of what consultants do is repeatable logic: business plans, market sizing, cost diagnostics. But when you’re early-stage, you don’t really have the budget to bring in a McKinsey team.

So I’m curious: if you could borrow just one piece of consulting-style thinking to make your life easier right now, what would it be?

• Clearer positioning?

• Structuring a business plan?

• Benchmarking financials?

• Or maybe just someone to challenge assumptions?

Would love to hear what resonates most with you, as it also helps us figure out which parts of Escape Velocity AI we should focus on more.