Flavor/Proposal/EAT × a16z Speedrun
Design Execution Partnership · Proposal

EAT × a16z
Speedrun

Client
EAT
Date
7.10.2026
Scope
5 Brands · 10 Weeks
Investment
USD 175,000
Validity
7 Days
(§) 01 — Scope of Proposal

Flavor as the Design Execution Partner for the full 5-brand cohort.

Flavor will translate EAT's strategy, narrative, and creative direction into high-craft brand systems, Demo Day deck designs, and one-page landing page designs — all delivered as clean, structured Figma files. Kickoffs roll across the program as founders select EAT.

(§) 02 — Per-Brand Scope

Six phases, per brand.

  • Brief immersion — strategy, narrative, founder and market context
  • Market and competitor research
  • Visual reference research
  • Internal creative exploration
  • Strategic interpretation of the brief from a design perspective
  • Alignment with EAT before full creative development
  • Two genuinely distinct directions — different senior designers, guided by the Design Lead, ECD and Internal Design Lead
  • Core visual concept + design rationale
  • Logo or wordmark exploration
  • Color, typography and graphic language direction
  • Initial visual system + key applications
  • Early deck and landing page visual potential
  • Two clear points of view — not two variations of the same idea
  • Selected route developed into a complete brand identity system
  • Logo suite · color system · typography system · graphic language
  • Core visual assets + key applications
  • Basic usage guidance
  • Deck and landing page design foundations
  • Structured Figma brand file — the single source of truth for all downstream work
  • Deck visual system + slide layout system
  • Key slide designs + full deck based on content provided by EAT
  • Visual storytelling support
  • Design refinement after consolidated feedback
  • Final Figma deck file
  • Assumes ~15–25 slides per brand; beyond that, scope may be revisited
  • One landing page per brand, on the approved brand system
  • Desktop and mobile layouts
  • UI structure and content hierarchy based on EAT inputs
  • Structured Figma handoff for EAT's development team
  • No front-end or back-end development included
  • Clean, organized Figma files with structured pages
  • Clear naming hierarchy
  • Reusable styles and components where relevant
  • QA of design files before handoff
  • Files prepared for EAT's AI-powered deck and landing page pipeline
(§) 03 — Team Scope

A dedicated senior sprint pod.

LuciaDesign Lead

Main point of contact for EAT. Leads design communication, participates in key touchpoints, coordinates feedback internally, and ensures clarity and consistency across the full cohort.

Mauricio DaniachiExecutive Creative Director

Executive creative direction, senior oversight, quality control, and support in key creative and strategic decision moments.

VandréInternal Design Lead

Manages the internal craft flow, supports the senior designers day to day, and helps ensure consistency and precision across all brand systems, decks, and landing pages.

Felipe · Ito · Leo Beijo · AxelSenior Designers

Develop creative directions, brand systems, deck designs, and landing page designs across the five brands.

(§) 04 — Working Model

A clean split.

EAT remains responsible for
  • Strategy
  • Positioning
  • Narrative
  • Founder relationship
  • Client management
  • PM leadership
  • Content direction
  • Development and build
Flavor is responsible for
  • Design execution
  • Brand identity craft
  • Visual systems
  • Demo Day deck design
  • One-page landing page design
  • Figma organization
  • Design presentation support
  • Final design handoff

Flavor participates in founder-facing and a16z-facing presentations when needed, with EAT leading the presentation and client relationship.

(§) 05 — Review & Approval Structure

Additional revision rounds, new creative directions, major pivots, or structural changes after approval may be scoped separately.

(§) 06 — Timeline Scope

43 days, per brand.

  1. 1–3Research and brief immersion
  2. 4Creative alignment with EAT
  3. 5–12Development of two creative directions
  4. 13Founder presentation and selection
  5. 14–19Brand system development
  6. 20Brand system presentation
  7. 21–23Revision round
  8. 24Final brand approval
  9. 25–30Demo Day deck design
  10. 31Deck validation
  11. 32–34Deck revisions
  12. 32–35Landing page design
  13. 36Deck and landing page presentation
  14. 37–38Final revisions
  15. 39Final approval
  16. 40–42File organization and QA
  17. 43Handoff

This timeline depends on timely feedback, founder availability, approved brand decisions, and deck content provided by EAT before deck design begins. Applied per brand as kickoffs roll through the cohort.

(§) 07 — Deliverables Summary

Across the full cohort:

(§) 08 — Out of Scope

These items can be scoped separately if needed.

(§) 09 — Investment
USD 175,000
Full 5-brand cohort
USD 35,000 per brand

Includes the dedicated senior team, full design execution scope, brand systems, Demo Day deck design, one-page landing page design, structured Figma handoff, and participation in key review and presentation moments.

40% — upon approval / kickoffUSD 70,000
30% — after brand systems approvalUSD 52,500
30% — before final handoff / Demo Day deliveryUSD 52,500
TotalUSD 175,000

Proposal validity: 7 days.

(§) Approvals & Revisions

Whenever the stages above depend on client approval, a period of up to 03 (three) days will be granted for approval and/or indication of justified changes to be carried out by Flavor, with the deadline for each stage being renewed in the event of requested changes.

The Client may request the agreed rounds of revisions/changes per deliverable. Extraordinary or unjustified requests are subject to acceptance by Flavor and may result in additional charges — such as changes affecting the concept, form, compositions and applications of the executed work (e.g., a complete change of visual direction, a new creative direction, or new art direction research). Some changes may be made at no additional cost, such as repositioning of elements, image replacements, small text edits and minor color-tone adjustments.

All other rules and conditions pertaining to the contracted services and the relationship between the parties are described in the corresponding Service Agreement.

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