Five Times the Venture Narrows

Five points in the Behavioral Venture Process where founders must decide what to leave behind

Aug 28 • Dr. Jack McGourty

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July 2026

The Hypothesis You Earn

Why discovery evidence has to come before solution design — and what it costs when it does not

Jul 15 • Dr. Jack McGourty

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A Financial Plan Is Not a Prediction

The assumptions you make visible matter more than the numbers you produce

Jul 7 • Dr. Jack McGourty

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June 2026

The View You Cannot See

Why a mentor’s most valuable skill is not expertise — it is position

Jun 21 • Dr. Jack McGourty

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Is Your Positioning Map a Compass or a Mirror?

The Behavioral Discipline of Building Positioning Axes From Customer Evidence

Jun 21 • Dr. Jack McGourty

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Letting the Customer Prove You Wrong

Why good discovery is designed to disagree with you.

Jun 20 • Dr. Jack McGourty

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When the Data Speaks, Are You Listening?

The Behavioral Discipline of Turning Customer Discovery and Competitive Evidence Into Solution Design

Jun 18 • Dr. Jack McGourty

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Coherence Is Not Evidence

Why a business model that holds together can still be completely wrong

Jun 15 • Dr. Jack McGourty

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May 2026

The Assumption Inventory: The Step That Makes Interviews Work

Inventory first. Questions second.

May 20 • Dr. Jack McGourty

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February 2026

From Assumptions to Evidence: Are Your Interview Questions Doing the Right Job?

Test Assumptions, Not Intentions.

Feb 18 • Dr. Jack McGourty

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Why Your MVP is Lying to You: The Hidden Difference Between Interest, Intent, and Action

Measuring behavior change, not feature engagement.

Feb 11 • Dr. Jack McGourty

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January 2026

Outcomes Don't Come From Solutions: Why the Behavioral Thread Works Backward

Logical Sequence, Not Fill-in-the-Blank.

Jan 21 • Dr. Jack McGourty

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