Where do you stand today?

Your organisation

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Your priorities

What are your primary reasons for exploring Silicon Valley? *

Reasons for exploring Silicon Valley

Identify practical AI opportunities

Accelerate digital transformation

Strengthen cybersecurity and resilience

Discover relevant startups and technologies

Benchmark against leading organisations

Build partnerships or identify pilot opportunities

Align leadership around future priorities

Create a transformation roadmap

Undertake a leadership learning offsite

Other

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Which functions are most relevant? *

Relevant functions

Corporate strategy and innovation

Technology, data and AI

Cybersecurity, risk and compliance

Operations and supply chain

Product development and research

Sales, marketing and customer experience

Finance

People and talent

Priorities are not yet function specific

Other

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Who would be likely to participate in a Silicon Valley engagement? *

Likely participants

Board members or owners

CEO and executive leadership

Business unit leaders

Technology, data or AI leaders

Innovation and transformation leaders

Cybersecurity, risk or compliance leaders

Participants have not yet been decided

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Transformation readiness

How clearly has your organisation defined its transformation priority? *

We do not yet have a defined priority.

We have identified a broad area of interest.

We have identified possible use cases but have not prioritised them.

We have prioritised a business problem and desired outcome.

We have an approved priority with an owner and measurable outcome.

What level of executive ownership exists? *

No executive owner has been identified.

Some leaders are interested, but ownership is informal.

An executive sponsor has been identified.

The sponsor is actively involved in the initiative.

An active sponsor and cross functional governance group are in place.

Where is your organisation today with AI? *

We do not have a formal AI agenda.

We are learning and identifying opportunities.

We are running isolated experiments or pilots.

We have AI in production within selected functions.

We are scaling AI across functions with formal governance.

What evidence of business value exists? *

We have not yet tested any initiatives.

We have ideas but no active experiments.

We have pilots, but value is not measured consistently.

At least one initiative has produced measurable value.

We have repeated evidence of value across multiple initiatives.

How ready is your data foundation? *

We have not assessed our data readiness.

Data is fragmented or difficult to access.

Useful data is available within selected teams.

Priority data is accessible, reliable and governed.

We have a mature enterprise data foundation.

How ready is your technology environment for implementation? *

We have not assessed this.

Legacy systems significantly limit implementation.

Integration is possible but largely manual.

APIs, cloud systems or suitable infrastructure support pilots.

We have scalable architecture, integration and monitoring capabilities.

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Execution readiness

How established are AI governance, security and risk controls? *

These issues have not yet been addressed.

They are handled informally or case by case.

Policies and approval processes are being developed.

Formal review, security and approval processes are in place.

Active controls, monitoring and accountability are embedded.

How prepared is your workforce for adoption? *

We do not yet have an owner or internal capability.

Capability sits with a small number of specialists.

Pilot teams or initial training programmes are in place.

We have a cross functional team and adoption plan.

Capability is distributed and adoption is actively measured.

What resources have been committed? *

No team or budget has been allocated.

There is interest, but no formal allocation.

Either a team or budget has been identified.

Both a team and budget have been allocated.

A funded programme with implementation capacity is in place.

How prepared is the organisation to use a Silicon Valley engagement? *

We are primarily seeking general inspiration.

We have broad interests, but participants and outcomes are unclear.

Senior participants and learning objectives have been identified.

Priority decisions and relevant participants have been defined.

Decision owners, desired outcomes and follow through actions are established.

What is currently limiting progress? *

Barriers to progress

Unclear priorities or use cases

Limited executive alignment or ownership

Data quality or accessibility

Legacy systems and integration

Security, privacy, governance or compliance

Workforce skills and adoption

Difficulty selecting technology or partners

Difficulty proving business value

Moving from pilots into production

Limited internal capacity or budget

We have not assessed this yet

Other

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Your company

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Your US goals

What are your primary goals in the US? *

US goals

Validate the US market

Meet potential customers

Build a qualified sales pipeline

Find channel or strategic partners

Raise investment

Understand incorporation, hiring or operations

Build a US network

Other

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Market readiness

How clearly defined is your US ideal customer profile? *

We are targeting almost any customer.

We have identified a broad sector or customer type.

We have defined company size, sector or buyer role.

We have a specific customer profile linked to a clear problem.

Our customer profile has been validated through conversations or sales.

How well do you understand the US competitive market? *

We have not researched it.

We know some competitors.

We have compared competitors, products and pricing.

We have developed differentiated positioning.

Our positioning has been tested with US customers or buyers.

What customer validation have you completed in the US? *

None.

Fewer than five customer conversations.

Between five and fourteen structured conversations.

At least fifteen conversations with documented insights.

Interviews have converted into pilots, letters of intent or customers.

What traction do you currently have in the US? *

No activity or traction.

Warm introductions or early conversations.

An active pipeline or unpaid pilot.

At least one paid pilot or customer.

Multiple paying customers or repeat business.

How ready is your offering for the US market? *

The product is not yet ready for external customers.

It was built primarily for our home market.

We have identified US product, pricing or compliance gaps.

We have adapted the offer for US buyers.

The offer is already being used successfully by US customers.

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Execution readiness

How strong is your customer proof? *

We do not yet have sales materials or proof.

We have a deck or product demonstration.

We have customer references or case studies.

We can demonstrate quantified customer outcomes.

We have US relevant proof, references and an implementation plan.

How clearly defined is your US sales motion? *

We do not yet have a plan.

We intend to use general direct outreach.

We have a sales or channel hypothesis.

We have named target accounts and an outreach playbook.

We have a repeatable sales motion or active channel.

How developed is your US pipeline process? *

We do not have a target list.

We have a general contact list.

We have qualified target accounts and initial outreach.

We have active conversations, a CRM and follow up process.

We track conversion and have a repeatable pipeline process.

How committed is the founding team to US market entry? *

No founder currently owns the US market.

A founder is interested but has limited availability.

A founder has allocated regular time to the market.

A founder is prepared for sustained travel or local presence.

A founder or senior leader is fully accountable for US execution.

What resources are available for US entry? *

No dedicated resources are available.

We have a limited exploratory budget.

We have either team capacity or budget, but not both.

We have allocated team capacity and budget.

We have sufficient runway, budget and operating capacity for sustained entry.

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