Guard Lock

Guard Lock

Project overview

A GTM/RTM strategy for a brand new product idea and design for the CSU marketing capstone. I designed the report and worked alongside a talented team to write the contents and pitch the product to mock investors.

Project type

A 50+ page GTM strategy

Year

2026

My role

Design and select contents

Client

Capstone project

Tools used

InDesign for layout, MS Word for import, Photoshop + Illustrator for graphics, and OpenAI Platform for the required AI section

Guard Lock book mockup of internal pages
Guard Lock book mockup of internal pages

Collateral

Report + presentation

Guard Lock book mockup of internal pages
Guard Lock book mockup of internal pages

Results

Students submitted a detailed report and then did a 30 minute Shark Tank style pitch to the class, where each student had $1m to divide amongst investments. We secured 1st place with the most funding out of any team.

*Please note that this was a group project. To see my own personal writing, skip to:


  • Synopsis on strategy in the Company Analysis section (p. 7)

  • IFAS, EFAS, and SFAS overview (not the filled in tables) (p. 20)

  • Chapter 3 on strategic direction (p. 26)

  • Price in the Market Strategy section (p. 31), and product in that same section (p. 33).

  • AI generated section, a requirement for a section in the report.

*Please note that this was a group project. To see my own personal writing, skip to:

  • Synopsis on Strategy in Company Analysis (p. 7)

  • IFAS, EFAS, and SFAS overview (not tables) (p. 20)

  • Chapter 3 on strategic direction (p. 26)

  • Price in the Market Strategy section (p. 31), and product in that same section (p. 33).

  • The AI generated section, a requirement for a section in the report.