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Growth strategy for impatient entrepreneurs at an inflection point.

You are here because

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Your business is at
a crossroads

Whether fundraising, pivoting, or ready for scale—you can't afford to guess which opportunities to pursue

Your company has
untapped potential

The next 6-12 months will define your trajectory and you need clarity fast

Your early customers
are a mixed bag

It's time to get clear on who your business serves best, how to find more of them, and who to start saying “no” to

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The Signal from Special Projects delivers monthly positioning insights that help you stop guessing who to target and start growing with intention.

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What we do

Special Projects partners with a select group of venture-backed and independent services businesses to rapidly expand their impact and reach.

the attributes of your most valuable customers

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Define

your unique value proposition to address their needs

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Distill

a focused plan to find and attract more of the people you want

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Design

Where We’ve Made an Impact

We have worked across fintech, hospitality, legal services, AI, crypto, specialty retail, digital health, you name it. Whatever your sector, the Special Projects process works best for three types of clients.

Services businesses growing from $1M to $10M to $50M

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Venture-backed startups accelerating a fledgling B2B motion

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Established entrepreneurs expanding their revenue streams

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CASE STUDIES

OneCrew

Vertical SaaS - Construction

Platform giving commercial paving contractors a single system to run their growing business operations.

The opportunity

Seed-stage founder was preparing for Series A fundraise in 6-9 months. He was looking to codify a compelling GTM strategy that would resonate with investors.

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The impact

  • Identified 3 distinct ICPs and uncovered hidden growth levers

  • Revealed customers were requesting profitable new product line founder had already been considering

  • Validated efficient owned marketing channel

  • Built messaging architecture to deploy across website, LinkedIn, sales materials, and job descriptions

  • Crystalized ideal attributes of first marketing hire based on GTM motions

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Outcomes

  • Preemptive $7.5M Series A closed within 2 months

  • ARR grew 50% in 3 months

What the Founder Said

“Nina combines strategic thinking with execution speed in a way that creates real momentum. She helped us transform scattered positioning ideas into a cohesive message that truly resonates with our customers.”

Ari Bleemer

Founder & CEO, OneCrew

Dynamic Labs

B2B SaaS - Crypto Infrastructure

Wallet infrastructure powering crypto capabilities for enterprise fintech and exchanges.

The opportunity

Regulatory clarity (GENIUS Act 2025) and competitor movement (fundraises and M&A) underscored the need to define the Series A company’s differentiated role in the wallet infrastructure category for enterprise fintech.

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The impact

  • Identified 5 distinct customer segments and what signals matter most in their vendor selection process

  • Uncovered hidden vulnerability in sales approach that was losing deals despite technical superiority

  • Built competitive positioning framework with battle cards for two primary competitors

  • Validated that C-suite buying criteria differed fundamentally from engineering team priorities

  • Created messaging architecture eliminating industry jargon in favor of business outcome language

Outcomes

  • Messaging framework deployed across newly combined sales and marketing materials

  • Positioning leveraged on new home page

What the Founder Said

“Your work reflects what we intuitively felt, but now we finally have the clarity and data to see exactly where we stand — and where we need to go next.”

Itai Turbahn

CEO, Dynamic Labs

Datalane

B2B SaaS - Data Infrastructure

The go-to-market data layer for selling to local businesses.

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B2B SaaS - Crypto Infrastructure

Wallet infrastructure powering crypto capabilities for enterprise fintech and exchanges.

The opportunity

Fresh off a Series A fundraise, DataLane had strong logos but limited market awareness. They were looking to execute a launch that would establish presence and clarify what the company does and who it serves beyond being a data vendor for local GTM.

The impact

  • Developed enterprise-facing core positioning around unlocking future revenue growth

  • Created targeted messaging for revenue leaders in specific segments

  • Built launch strategy that generated high-visibility media coverage

  • Crafted 6 month marketing strategy for team with associated KPIs

  • Leveraged positioning and strategy to set founder up with right-fit vendors to activate GTM strategy

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outcomes

  • Series A announcement featured in Axios and WSJ

  • Website redrafted leveraging key messages

  • Post-launch, six-figures worth of deals entered pipeline

  • Launch moment reignited target customer conversations and introduced six figures worth of new deals in pipeline

  • Secured 3 speaking engagements/workshops putting the CEO in front of ideal company targets

What the Founder Said

“No complaints.”

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David Patterson-Cole

Founder and CEO, DataLane

Are You Ready to Grow Your Business?

Learn five questions that reveal who your best customers actually are 

Special Projects is led by Nina Willdorf, a pioneering Go-to-Market leader with 20 years of experience building 0-1 positioning, communications strategies, and content marketing for early-stage technology and venture capital brands. Nina specializes in the messy, early days of fast-growing businesses where nothing is clear and everything is possible.

She is also Co-Founder of the Aged Intelligence Society, as featured in the New York Times.

Experience Highlights

  • Built Content Marketing at Coinbase from 0 to 1

  • Led initial marketing and communications strategies for Airbnb Experiences and scaled worldwide

  • Built Content Marketing at Trulia (Zillow) from 0 to 1

  • Advisor to multiple venture-backed startups from Seed to Series B

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A Note on Selection

SP Studio accepts four engagements each quarter. We seek that rare intersection of extraordinary potential and perfect timing—founders at their inflection point who recognize that their time is now.

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