Who we are - Our superpower is asking the right questions.

We’re a bespoke team of entrepreneurs, designers, and creatives who got together to do one thing: facilitate the launch of scale of world-changing innovations.

We spend our days collaborating with the coolest people we know: fellow innovators.

Our team works with startup founders, venture capital funds, accelerators, incubators, universities, economic development groups, and large enterprises to help them discover the right problems to solve, define the most impactful solutions, and test it all with real customers.

At The Right Box, we run rapid design sprints to facilitate innovation, from idea to product-market fit. We run a battle-tested, iterative process to launch & scale products with that magical combination of desirability, viability, and feasibility.

We can’t tell you what the right thing to think is, but we’re damn sure going to make you think about the right things.

Startup launches
100+
Products & innovations
500+
Design sprints
100+

Our culture - We’re not f—ing around.

Because neither are you. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have crazy fun doing what we love. These are the principles that guide us:

  • Do sh*t that matters. Life is short. Yesterday & tomorrow don’t exist. Make an impact — now.
  • Fail quickly and cheaply (but not epicly). Failure is inevitable; failure is data. True… but never fail more than you have to.
  • Don’t make the same mistake twice. Why revisit old mistakes when there is plenty of new ground to explore?
  • Never trust the vibes. “Gut” is a euphemism for motivated guessing. Vibes are great starting points, but they’re not data.
  • Be biased toward action. Thinking is where we get started, but it’s not how we make progress. When in doubt, do.
  • Crack jokes & crack up. If innovating isn’t fun and funny, you’re doing it wrong.

Recent articles

We run multiple newsletters for innovators, including Traction Thinking  and Founding with AI,  and co-host the podcast Zero to Traction.  Here are some recent things we’ve said:

Replay: AI brand voice, economic buyers, and the taco dilemma

Your customers say they love your product but won't pay for it. You're serving the user, but the buyer controls the budget. And somewhere, there's a taco question we still haven't answered.

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Closing the Say-Do Gap

Most founders collect “definitely interested” feedback and rush to build. Here’s why that’s garbage data—and the four types of asks that actually validate if customers will pay.

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Replay: Churn math, franchise squeeze, and wedding vendor whiplash

You solved their problem, so they left. They love you, but can't pay. The product work, but nobody cares. This week: three founders learn the hard way that traction isn't about better, but different.

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Motion vs traction

We're breaking down the difference between founders who look busy vs. founders who are actually moving forward. Spoiler: polishing your Figma files won't get you to revenue.

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