One sourced read. Seventy-two hours.
A research brief on one strategic question. Perplexity-powered deep scan, operator-level synthesis, cited sources. Built for solo operators, founders, and fractional execs who need one honest read before making a call.
The scan you'd run if you had the time.
You're about to make a $10K+ decision and every source gives you marketing disguised as research. Vendor blogs ranked for intent. Analyst PDFs behind a $4K paywall. AI summaries that hallucinate half the citations.
This is the opposite. One question, scoped tight. Sourced research brief, 5-8 pages. Delivered as a PDF inside 72 hours. The deliverable you'd assemble yourself if you weren't already buried.
- Sourced PDF, 5-8 pages, tight formatting
- 72-hour turnaround from intake confirmation
- Perplexity-powered research with operator-level synthesis on top
- Cited sources you can actually click. No hallucinated links.
- Decision framework overlay, not a summary dump
- One follow-up email thread for clarifications after delivery
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You send the questionIntake form or direct email. One strategic question, scoped as tight as you can get it.
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I scope and confirm the deliverableSame-day reply. If the question is too broad, I tell you. If it's a good fit, I lock the angle and the 72-hour clock starts.
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Research and synthesisRoughly 48 hours. Deep scan across sources, cross-check on claims, synthesis into a decision framework you can act on.
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PDF delivered and follow-up thread opens72 hours total. You get the sourced PDF plus a clarification thread for any question that surfaces after you've read it.
Answered: whether a shop-side operator network built on free installs plus referral fees holds up against local competitors, reimbursement math, and shop-owner objections.
Key insights delivered: three competitor models compared, realistic fee-per-referral range for the market, two objections the founder hadn't priced in, and a go/no-go framework based on pilot-shop conversion.
Scope: local market · competitor set · unit economics
Positioning angle: cut tool sprawl without breaking the production chain. The operator was running Claude, Perplexity, three automation layers, and starting to lose track of which tool owned which step.
Decision framework delivered: a four-axis grid (cost, switching risk, output quality, time-to-result) applied to every tool in the stack, plus two consolidation plays worth testing and one workflow to leave alone.
Scope: tool stack · workflow mapping · consolidation paths
One question. One sourced PDF. 72-hour delivery.
High-ticket (multi-market or strategic-depth scans): $1,500
Email to scope anything above the entry tier.
Lock these before the 72-hour clock starts. The tighter the intake, the tighter the read. You'll fill these on the next page when you start your scan.
Required
- The question — one sentence, scoped as tight as you can get it
- The decision this informs — what call are you about to make, and by when
- The stakes — rough dollar amount in play ($10K range, $100K range, etc.)
- Your context — role (solo operator / fractional exec / founder), industry, rough company size
- What you've already checked — sources looked at, angles ruled out. Saves you buying research you already have.
- What "done" looks like — a good answer for you is…? (go/no-go with three data points / vendor shortlist ranked by X / etc.)
Helpful · optional
- Competitive or vendor set already in your head
- Sources you trust or distrust (analyst firms, industry pubs, outlets you don't want cited)
Good fit
- Solo operators pre-launch on a new offer
- Fractional execs scoping a project inside a new client
- Founders about to make a hiring, pricing, or market call
- Consultants doing pre-pitch research on a prospect
- Anyone who needs one honest read before spending real money
Not a fit
- Academic research or literature reviews
- Tactical SEO audits or keyword reports
- "Do my homework" requests with no defined question
- Legal, medical, or regulated-advice scopes
- Anything that needs ten scans bundled as one
Send the question. I'll come back with the scope.
Same-day reply. If it's a fit, the 72-hour clock starts once we lock the angle.
Start your scan →Eight fields, five minutes. Or email ops@zbdos.com directly if you'd rather.
Why me, and why this scan.
I run five ventures from one vault. I do this research every week for my own decisions — market entries, pricing calls, tool stack audits, competitor reads. The scan puts that same process on your desk instead of mine. No agency overhead. No three-week turnaround. One operator, one sourced read, seventy-two hours.
