Strategic positioning: category, ICP, wedge, anti-positioning, plus three lengths of company description (50/100/250 words). The clearest expression of where the company fits in the market.
Process — what to do
- 01 Confirm Phase 2 audit + Phase 3 extraction are locked
Identity needs both internal voice and external market context as input.
- 02 Run the synthesis pass/synthesis-pass
Surfaces the 6 positioning tensions: category, ICP, wedge, why-now, why-us, anti-positioning. Each with ≥3 candidate framings.
- 03 Resolve each tension in the dashboard inbox
For each tension: review evidence, choose one framing OR write a new one. Decision logged to decisions/log.md.
- 04 Draft each sub-block in Claude/draft-section b-identity
B.1.1–B.1.4 from tension decisions; B.2.1–B.2.3 (50/100/250-word descriptions) derived from the locked positioning.
- 05 Phase 5a review with founder + key approvers
Identity is the most-scrutinized section. Plan for revisions.
Sub-blocks
The category we say we're in. Followed by the alternatives considered, and why we chose this category over those.
The specific entry point. What's true about a fit prospect that makes them definitely choose us. The thing only this company can credibly claim.
What we explicitly are NOT. Includes "What We Don't Do" scope statement.
Used in: investor decks, formal partnerships, longer press contexts.
Used in: press boilerplate, JD intro paragraphs, partner briefs.
Used in: bio blurbs, podcast intros, short emails.
How each version reads aloud. Where to pause, what to emphasize, what NOT to say in conversation that's safe to write.