Lisbon · By invitation

The pushback you need before the stakes are real.

The Sparring Room. Four people. Two hours. Each person brings one real challenge. The room presses on it until what's in the way is obvious.

A Fixed to Flow initiative
R2 / What it is

Not a support group.
A thinking room.

Four people sit down for one morning. Each one brings a real business challenge. The group stress-tests it together. When the problem becomes clearer, the next move becomes obvious.

The sharper the questions, the cleaner the next move. The help comes from the pressure, not the comfort.

R3 / The bet
The bigger the decision, the fewer people will tell you the truth. This room is for the ones who want it.
R4 / Format

How a round runs.

One morning. Four hot seats. Twenty minutes each.

9:00Arrival0:15
9:15Hot seat 010:20
9:35Hot seat 020:20
9:55Hot seat 030:20
10:15Hot seat 040:20
10:35Closing reflections0:15
Total1:50
R5 / The signal

The bean bag is red. Not by accident.

Red is the signal. Intensity without aggression. Honesty without destruction. Only the person presenting their challenge sits on it. If you are on the red bean bag, the room is looking at you. Your problem is the only thing in it.

A seat. A signal.

R6 / House rules

Five rules. No exceptions.

Read on the wall. Followed in the room.

R7 / Who it is for

Founders. Leaders. Operators. People building something real.

Bring one challenge that you are actually avoiding. A strategic decision you keep deferring. A product or offer that is not moving. A team tension you cannot decode. The more specific, the better. Polished pitches need not apply.

R8 / Express interest

Step into the room.

By invitation. Each round is curated individually. Tell us a little about who you are and the challenge you would bring.

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