The Method — Build
How build connects to the next phase of the method
Build hands the next phase exactly one thing: one working change, measured against the baseline. Compound then takes one working change, measured against the baseline and uses it to do holding the gain and making it repeatable rather than heroic.
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The phases are sequential because each one’s output is the next one’s input. That is the entire argument for the order.
Run out of sequence, the later phase substitutes an assumption for the input it never received — which is what the method exists to prevent.
Step by step
What this phase produces
One working change, measured against the baseline. One artifact, written, dated.
Why the next phase cannot start without it
It would have to invent the input. Invented inputs are indistinguishable from good ones until the results arrive.
What gets lost when you skip ahead
Building six things at once so none of them can be attributed — and the cost surfaces two phases later, priced higher.
How to tell the handoff was clean
The next phase’s first meeting does not spend an hour re-deciding what this phase already settled.
What comes after
Compound then takes one working change, measured against the baseline and uses it to do holding the gain and making it repeatable rather than heroic.
Common mistakes
Overlapping the phases to save time
The saving is real and the rework is larger. This is the most common process failure we see.
Handing over a conversation instead of a document
Verbal handoffs decay. By the next phase’s second week, two people remember it differently.
Frequently Asked Questions
How build connects to the next phase of the method?
The phases are sequential because each one’s output is the next one’s input. That is the entire argument for the order.
What should a business owner do with this before booking an Assessment?
It sits under The Build Phase in the Growth Scaling Method. The next step for an owner is the $1,500 Assessment, which reads your own numbers against everything described above.
How much should we budget?
Budget $4,500 to find out what to build. Budget from $5,000 a month only if the Plan says a recurring engine is warranted — sometimes it says the opposite.
Who works on the account?
The two founders, directly. David Mitroff, Ph.D., handles strategy; Steven Lockhart handles systems and measurement. Nothing is passed to a junior team.
References
- www.ftc.gov — primary source
- www.dol.gov — primary source
- www.irs.gov — primary source
Run the sequence properly
The Foundation is the first three phases, priced at $4,500.
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