Link to challenge: https://www.veltisdigital.com/slides/slide/week7-the-bridge-16
Welcome to Week 7.
Last week you tested one specific option in the real world and got a real result. This week takes that one direction — not a hedge across several — and builds the actual bridge to it: what's genuinely missing, and the smallest sufficient way to close each gap.
The hypothesis: the bridge doesn't need to be impressive. It needs to be sufficient, and it needs to be provable.
What to do:
Working from your Week 6 direction, list what's genuinely missing and pair each gap, in the same step, with its minimum sufficient action — not "get certified," but "compile the three photos from last week's small bet into a one-page portfolio." Small enough that not doing it can no longer be blamed on time or resources.
Once your Gap & Skill Plan is filled, write one Positioning Statement — the line you'd actually use in a LinkedIn headline or the first ten seconds of introducing yourself. Then test it: can you point to a specific artifact from Weeks 1–6 behind every claim in it? If not, cut it or turn it into a gap instead.
Post here when:
- 🟢 Early in the week — Share your biggest gap. Ask the thread if your "minimum sufficient action" actually sounds minimum, or still too large.
- 🟡 Mid-week — Share one action you've already started on, however small.
- 🔵 End of week — Share your Positioning Statement. Ask the thread to challenge any clause they can't see the evidence for.
A ground rule for this thread:
When someone posts their Positioning Statement, don't just approve of it. Point at the specific clause you can't see backed up by anything from Weeks 1–6. That's not criticism — it's the provability check this week is built on, and it's the most useful thing you can do for someone else's post.
Go build something small enough to actually finish. 🌉