A GPT-assisted tool that converts coach insights and application data into personalized SWOT reports for every team entering the Sprint Accelerator. The first time the Institute delivered this level of team-specific strategic analysis at scale.
After each Sprint Accelerator intake, coaches came away with rich, nuanced thinking about every team. They had views on each founder's strengths, the risks in their market, the behaviors that would hold them back, and the milestones they should be targeting. This diagnostic work was real and valuable.
But it lived in call notes, Notion pages, and hallway conversations. There was no shared artifact that captured it, no consistent format for communicating it to founders, and no structured way to align the coaching team around common expectations before the program began.
The result was information decay. Hard truths that coaches thought about but rarely said out loud. Goal-setting that happened informally, if at all. Founders entering the program without a clear picture of where they stood or what they needed to fix.
"We were already doing the diagnostic thinking. We just weren't doing anything with it. This tool was about closing that gap."
A lightweight, GPT-assisted workflow that takes structured coach input and produces a polished, team-specific SWOT report. The report is delivered in print at Sprint Orientation, followed by a dedicated deep-dive session with the assigned coach.
The tool is deliberately human-centered. Coaches fill out a structured insight form that prompts them to articulate what they are excited about, what they are worried about, and what they would tell the founders directly if they were being fully honest. GPT assembles a first draft from that input. Coaches review, edit where needed, and sign off before delivery.
AI amplifies the coach's judgment. It does not replace it.
How It Works
The form is designed to surface the thinking coaches already have but rarely write down. Three prompts capture everything needed for a meaningful report.
Using pre-defined formatting prompts and tone guidance, GPT-4o converts the coach input and application data into a structured four-quadrant SWOT report. The tone is direct, empathetic, and professional. No generic advice. Everything is specific to the team.
The assigned coach reviews the draft, adds nuance, and edits where the first pass missed the mark. This step is where the human judgment layer matters most. The tool earns trust by getting close enough that review is fast, not by eliminating it.
Printed reports are handed to each team at orientation, followed by a structured deep-dive session with their coach. Founders receive honest, well-articulated feedback early enough to act on it before the program is underway.
Why It Matters
Tools and Stack
A 4-minute behind-the-scenes walkthrough of how the tool works and what the output looks like.