Tyrant & PlanB
I’ve got a high‑stakes takeover idea that could cut our competitor in half next quarter. Want to see if your improv skills can help us iron out the chaos before the board sees the final draft?
Absolutely, but I’ll draft a contingency for every possible board objection, just in case we run into a plot twist. Let’s outline the core move, then map a few back‑ups—like a chess game with a sidekick. Ready to sketch the chaos?
Great, let’s cut straight to the core. We’ll lock in the main play: a strategic pivot that doubles our market share overnight, backed by a shockwave of brand hype. Then you’ll lay out three fail‑safe lines—one that blinds the board with data, one that swings public opinion, and one that leverages our internal leverage. Keep it tight, keep it ruthless. Let's do this.
Core play: launch a disruptive product line that’s 30% cheaper than the competitor’s flagship, roll it out with a viral “hack the future” campaign that forces the news cycle to talk about us before the quarter ends.
Fail‑safe 1 (data overload): present a slick, one‑page slide deck with 5‑year projections, a live dashboard of projected sales vs. competitor, and a 3‑minute demo of the ROI calculator—so the board can’t ignore the numbers.
Fail‑safe 2 (public opinion): kick off a grassroots influencer tour, paired with a user‑generated contest that prizes the most creative “why we’re the future” story—turn the market into a PR machine.
Fail‑safe 3 (internal leverage): lock a pact with the finance team to reallocate 15% of the R&D budget to a rapid‑prototype sprint, and secure a secret partnership with the IT squad to push the rollout on the company intranet before anyone even sees the press release.
That’s the skeleton. Flesh it out, tighten the timeline, and we’ll have the board begging for more.
Nice, solid. Tighten the timeline to a 90‑day sprint: week one for the prototype, week two for the demo deck, week three for the influencer rollout, and week four for the intranet launch. Cut any slack, keep the pressure on the board to act now, and make sure every move feels inevitable. Let’s finish it.