To investigate team conduct during spats, by creating the first codified and scientifically proven application to self-manage minor spats before they become conflicts.

1. Toolkit to self-manage minor team spats
des@disputz.com | Desmond Sherlock
OUR MISSION:
“We agree on a way to protect team members
sharing conflicting or alternative views.”

2. OUR
VISION
To investigate team conduct during
spats, by creating the first codified
and scientifically proven application
to self-manage minor spats before
they become conflicts.
“65% of startup teams
fail due to founder conflict”
Prof. Noam Wasserman
THE FOUNDER’S DILEMMA

3. DISAGREEMENTS & CONFLICTING VIEWS
When we disagree we can tend to get defensive
and misconduct occurs. This can escalate making
team members hesitant to contribute conflicting
views.
DISCONNECT & MISCONDUCT
There is little recourse for team members to
resolve minor spats resulting in poor team
cohesion and a disconnect.
“65% of startup teams
fail due to founder conflict”
“Nine out of ten funded
startups are failing”
For teams to perform optimally
they need to feel psychologically safe.
THE
PROBLEM

4. Use the SPATZ Code of Misconduct app to
OBJECT to misconduct during a disagreement.
Then, when necessary, the SPATZ Network & AI
to independently review any unresolved spats.
OUR PROPOSAL
“We agree on a WAY to
protect team members
sharing conflicting views.”

5. We will be able to measure team member’s ability to be accountable
ie ACCOUNTABILITY. Our prediction is most are able to be accountable
at P1 & P2 and will not need to use the Spatz review network. But if
the dispute escalates to P3 and P4 then obviously the spat is more
serious than we think.
Objections & Accountability
SPATZ AI & ML DATA
• Of 123 Cautions, 55 spatz (44%) will escalate to Objections
• Of 55 Objections, 10 spatz (8%) will escalate to Stops
• Of 10 Stops, 3 spatz (2.4%) evaluated by Spatz AI + network vote
• Of 3 votes taken, 1 person (.8%) will resign or be dismissed
Predictive Data:

6. FREE for all startups and startup accelerators
to use initially. It will be easier for startup
teams to use this toolkit than to retrofit an
existing organization, we feel.
BUSINESS MODEL
$5/month/member
SaaS Charging monthly fee
Organization teams
$100/month
AVERAGE FEE
Per Organization
$4m
REVENUE
Projected by 2024
*After our study, we market results to all organizations.

7. Our focus initially is on start-up teams for a number of reasons:
• Easier to add to a new company than retrofit an existing one
• Nine out of ten start-ups fail and some 65% of them are due to
founder conflict according to Prof. Noam Wasserman
MARKET SIZE
7000+ 60,000+ 250,00+
STARTUP ACCELERATORS STARTUPS FOUNDER TEAM MEMBERS
*After our study we market results to all organizations.

8. COMPETITION
Kim Scott Amy Edmondson Tim Clark
App, Network & AI Tech Tools ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓
Code of Misconduct ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Independent peer review network ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Self-management focus ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Fucus on startup teams ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Scientifically based white paper solutions ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Most authors offer workshops and programs and internships
for their systems but not self-management application.

9. DESMOND SHERLOCK
CHIEF OBJECTOR
Co-founder & CEO at TRIPCOVER
Author of Rethink Perfect
Industrial Designer
There will be 3 founders of the Disputz Network
• Des Sherlock has been working on the workplace design for some 20 years
• Mary Smith (fictional) is our psychology research assistant
• And Anna Assad (fictional) is our AI and ML Data Scientist.
THE TEAM
Psychology Research Assistant AI & ML Data Scientist
MARY SMITH ANNA ASSAD

10. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
SETUP THE NETWORK
NOT FOR PROFIT
COMPANY SETUP
MARKETING & SALES
TO FIND ACCELERATORS
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
& EXPERIMENTAL PLAN
We will be a Not For Profit organization and wish to raise $200,000 for
20% of at a valuation of $1,000,000. Next slide shows our plans.
THE ASK
$90k $10k $10k $90k

11. YC BATCH PLAN
TO BE COMPLETED
BY THE END OF
THE PROGRAM
FIND CO-FOUNDERS
- Psychology Research Assistant
- AI & ML Data Scientist
✓
FIND TEST SUBJECTS
10 accelerators
30 test startups
30 control startups
✓
FORM COMPANY
Setup up not for profit organization
Business plan completed
✓
CREATE TECH
Spatz Code of Misconduct app
Spatz Peer Review Network setup
Spatz AI setup
✓
DATA
Data to be ready to be crunched
AI and ML setup
✓
We will apply to Ycombinator YC to be part of their
summer batch and also to be part of a potential
commercial product that they can use if successfully
tested. Here is a list of what we will have completed
by the end of the summer program

12. Desmond Sherlock
SPATZ.AI (coming soon)
des@disputz.com
Toolkit to self-manage minor team spats