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Corporate Culture Catalyst

For: HR managers, team leaders, corporate culture consultants

Buildability

The Problem

Corporate teams lack memorable, engaging internal language that builds culture and makes communication more efficient and fun

The Solution

Platform that helps teams adopt custom corporate slang with tracking, gamification, and measurement of adoption rates across organization

Why Now?

Remote work has made corporate culture harder to build, and Gen Z employees expect more authentic, creative workplace communication

Build MVP in 7 Days

Day 1

Simple web app with 50 pre-tested corporate slang phrases

Day 2

Team voting mechanism

Day 3

Basic usage tracking

Day 4

Slack integration for phrase suggestions

How to Validate

Survey 100 HR managers about internal communication challenges

Create free Slack bot with 10 phrases

Track usage and engagement

Interview teams with high adoption

Revenue Model

SaaS subscriptions ($10-50/employee/month) plus consulting services for custom slang development

Competitive Moat

Network effects (more teams using same slang = more value), proprietary database of tested corporate phrases

Risks to Consider

Feels gimmicky or forcedHard to measure ROIAdoption requires critical massMay not work across different corporate cultures

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