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Congratulations!

Arriving here means that you are taking your venture seriously. You understand that coming out of the gate with a strongly defined brand is one of the most crucial success factors for your startup. A strong brand aligns you internally, helps get others excited about your company and supports your growth.

Developing a great brand is a process. To kick off this process, we begin with a few short questions. Your answers will provide us with a starting point for developing your story. We'll follow this with a discussion with you and use the outcomes from these two sources for an initial brand concept.
Before you start:
  • This questionnaire will probably take about 20 minutes.
  • Find a time and place where you can focus undisturbed.
  • Try not to overthink any of the questions, but rather answer intuitively, with whatever comes to you first.
  • There is no ‘back-button’, but there is an opportunity at the end to review and add anything you forgot to mention
  • Your answers are not meant to be definitive but merely a starting point for discussion.
Now….let’s get Serious about your Brand!

THE BASICS

This is what we like to call the easy part.

First impressions

For the following questions, write down the first thing that comes to mind. Don’t overthink. If nothing pops up at all, you can just jot something down and move on.
If your company were a color, what color would it be?

First impressions

For the following questions, write down the first thing that comes to mind. Don’t overthink. If nothing pops up at all, just jot something down and move on.
If your company were an animal, what animal would it be?

First impressions

For the following questions, write down the first thing that comes to mind. Don’t overthink. If nothing pops up at all, just jot something down and move on.
If your company were a car, what car would it be?

First impressions

For the following questions, write down the first thing that comes to mind. Don’t overthink. If nothing pops up at all, just jot something down and move on.
If your company would be a song, what would it be?

First impressions

For the following questions, write down the first thing that comes to mind. Don’t overthink. If nothing pops up at all, just jot something down and move on.
If your company were a movie, what movie would it be?

First impressions

For the following questions, write down the first thing that comes to mind. Don’t overthink. If nothing pops up at all, just jot something down and move on.
If your company were a superhero, what superhero would it be?

Character

A brand is like an organism, a living thing. Made up by humans, it kind of behaves like a human itself.
If your company were a person, which words would you use to describe its character?
Which feature or trait of your company do you like most?

What's in a name?

One of the most noticeable elements of your brand is the company name. Knowing its background will help to build the brand foundation.

Once upon a time...

A strong brand is an authentic brand. Understanding where it came from helps to point it in the direction you want to go.

Impact

We’re all here to put a dent in the universe. And especially startups are brought to live to bring about a certain change in the world. This drive largely defines your brand.

"Win me over" - audiences

On your path to success, your brand will need to win over multiple audience groups. Think investors, customers, users, press, partners, talent, institutions, etc. To get on board of your venture, each of these groups will want to see their needs fulfilled as well as their barriers resolved.
Which are the three most important audience groups you have to win over to be successful?

"Win me over" - needs

On your path to success, your brand will need to win over multiple audience groups. Think investors, customers, users, press, partners, talent, institutions, etc. To get on board of your venture, each of these groups will want to see their needs fulfilled as well as their barriers resolved.
For each of these groups, what is their most important need?

"Win me over" - objections

On your path to success, your brand will need to win over multiple audience groups. Think investors, customers, users, press, partners, talent, institutions, etc. To get on board of your venture, each of these groups will want to see their needs fulfilled as well as their barriers resolved.
For each of these groups, what is their greatest potential objection?

Inspirations

As important as the autonomy to do things our own way, are the sources of inspiration that guide us on our journey. Brands to look up to and learn from.
Name three brands that you feel inspired by:
(can be any brand from any industry)

Resonance

Finally, let's look at how your brand or company idea resonates with your audience. Think about recent conversations you’ve had about your company.
When you talk about your company, what do people get most excited about?
Which feedback has touched you the most?

Recap

Good job you! Before submitting the form, you can read back the answers you gave. At the bottom, there is a space to write down anything you’d like to change or add, or extra information that you’d like to share with us.

First impressions

From the top of your head, these are things that you associate with your brand (and why):
Color: , because:
Animal: , because:
Car: , because:
Song: , because:
Movie: , because:
Superhero: , because:

Name

This is the background of the name :


Character

When thinking of as a person, this is how you would describe its character:

The feature or trait that you like most:


Origin

This is how came into existence, with these key elements coming together:

It wouldn't have been possible without these people:


Impact

is here to make this impact:

This is who benefits and how:

If didn't exist...


Win me over...

For 's success, these are the 3 most important audiences we need to win over, taking into account their biggest need and their potential objection:

1. with as their biggest need and as their potential objection

2. with as their biggest need and as their potential objection

3. with as their biggest need and as their potential objection


Inspiration

These 3 brands are a source of inspiration (and why):

1. , because:

2. , because:

3. , because:


Resonance

When you talk about , this is what usally gets people excited:

This feedback has been the most touching:


One more thing...

This questionnaire is designed to get you thinking about some important aspects of your brand. And for us, it helps to get a good sense of your brand’s essence. It does not pretend to be complete but is meant as a starting point for the brand development. We will follow up by discussing these topics with you. If there is anything that you feel is important for us to know now about , you can write it down here.

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