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Fixed-scope sprints

Your deadline isn’t moving. We work at its pace, not ours.

A sprint is fixed scope, fixed price, published turnaround — no retainer, no open-ended engagement. Three sprints cover the three moments a deadline actually arrives: Rejection Reversal for a journal verdict, Grant Surge for a funding call, and Defense Readiness for a viva or committee date. If we can’t make your window, we say so before you’re charged.

Compare the three

Choose your sprint, then your pace

Turnaround is measured from written confirmation of scope, not from payment.

Rejection Reversal, Grant Surge and Defense Readiness, with entry price and turnaround by tier.
SprintTierTurnaroundInvestment
Rejection ReversalFor the manuscript that just came back with a verdictStandard5 business days€549
Rush24 hours€849
Grant SurgeFor the proposal whose deadline is not movingSeed5 business days€649
Major7 business days€999
Defense ReadinessFor the date already circled on your calendarStandardfeedback within 48h of your mock€599
Intensivetwo rounds; feedback within 48h of each€799

Which one is mine?

Tell us what happened, not which product you want

None of these fit? Ask for a free strategy brief and describe your situation — we’ll tell you which sprint applies, or say honestly that none of them do yet.

Whichever you pick, the same terms apply: a named window and a named remedy, written out on the guarantee page, and the work we refuse at any price, written out in our integrity commitments.

Non-negotiables

Four commitments we publish, so you can hold us to them

  • Human-Led Certification

    Every strategic decision is reviewed and signed by a PhD expert — never solely by an automated system.

  • Ethical AI Disclosure

    We disclose every tool used in your diagnostic. No hidden automation.

    Read the disclosure

  • Data Sovereignty

    Your intellectual property remains yours. We never use your work to train a model.

    How we handle your files

  • No Ghostwriting, Ever

    We nurture your voice. We never substitute your ideas with ours — and we will decline work that requests us to.

Start where the deadline is

Pick the sprint that matches your calendar, then choose your pace.

Not sure which sprint fits? Ask for a free strategy brief and tell us what you’re up against — we’ll point you at the right one, including “none of these, yet,” when that’s the honest answer.