D.K. Consulting Market research and launch support for international growth

International research partner

Customer discovery, market research, and launch support for teams entering new markets.

We help founders and commercial teams understand real demand, talk to the right buyers, and turn research into clearer market-entry decisions, sharper messaging, and better outreach execution.

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5+ years Founder-led customer discovery and international research work.

3 core tracks Research, interview synthesis, and launch support in one engagement flow.

1200+ interviews Completed across the US, Indonesia, UAE, Mexico, Egypt, Brazil, and other regions.

Illustrative research screen

Respondent signal

“We do not need more features. We need faster onboarding and clearer ROI in week one.”

Buying friction

“Security review is the blocker, not pricing. Show how implementation works.”

Launch insight

“Cold outreach performs better after a credible case example or warm intro.”

Interview patterns, not vanity assumptions

Signals across target buyers and target regions

Companies We've Worked With

Who We Help

Built for teams that need signal before they scale.

The strongest fit is usually a founder, growth lead, or business development team that already sees opportunity abroad but still needs buyer evidence, market clarity, and a practical first route to traction.

B2B startups preparing for expansion

When you need to pressure-test demand before building a local sales motion or hiring in a new region.

Products that need real buyer feedback

When your team has hypotheses about a market, but not enough direct interview evidence to act confidently.

Commercial teams building outreach from research

When customer discovery should lead into messaging, prospect selection, and a cleaner launch sequence.

What We Do

From market questions to usable commercial action.

We structure research engagements so your team can move from uncertainty to evidence, and from evidence to launch decisions that are much easier to defend internally.

Market landscape and positioning scan

We map the market context, major alternatives, positioning gaps, and the questions your offer must answer.

Customer interviews and synthesis

We gather buyer language, objections, priorities, triggers, and practical signals that can guide your next move.

Outreach design and operator enablement

We help translate research into messaging, prospecting logic, and a more credible outbound motion.

Go-to-market guidance and fundraising support

When a market starts proving itself, we continue into launch support and partner-based fundraising preparation.

Process

A clean path from assumptions to evidence.

The work is designed to stay structured. Each stage creates inputs for the next one, so the final output is not just a report but a more confident launch motion.

Step 1

Scope the market question

Clarify geography, segment, product context, risks, and what decision the research must support.

Step 2

Interview and observe buyer patterns

Collect direct market signal through interviews, responses, and structured notes that reveal recurring themes.

Step 3

Synthesize what matters commercially

Turn raw findings into objections, opportunity patterns, segment priorities, and next-step recommendations.

Step 4

Launch with better messaging and priorities

Use the signal to sharpen outreach, improve market entry decisions, and reduce wasteful experimentation.

Inside The Research Room

Research output should look like decision support, not a decorative deck.

A strong engagement gives your team a much clearer view of what buyers actually say, where the friction is, and what should change in positioning, sales conversation, or launch sequencing.

Buyer objections map

Recurring blockers, hesitation patterns, and the language prospects use when they push back.

Competitive context

What alternatives are already trusted in the target market, and how your offer is compared against them.

ICP and segment priorities

Where signal is strongest, who to approach first, and which segments deserve deeper attention.

Actionable launch next steps

Recommendations for outreach, messaging, validation, and the first commercial motions to test.

Consulting team discussing research findings together

Illustrative signal

“We would pilot faster if ownership, onboarding, and data flow were clear from day one.”

Illustrative signal

“The message works better when the value is framed around lost time, not extra functionality.”

Engagement Models

Choose the level of support that matches your market-entry stage.

Packages are adapted to market complexity, niche specificity, and how much interview and launch work your team needs.

Discovery

Starting at $3,500 / month

Initial market scan and research framing
First customer discovery conversations
Working hypotheses for market fit and messaging
Asynchronous support for next decisions

Validation & Outreach

Starting at $5,500 / month

Deeper customer discovery and structured synthesis
Detailed insight report and launch recommendations
Automated outreach setup and message refinement
Regular strategy sessions with priority support

Expansion

Starting at $9,500 / month

Continuous market evaluation and launch support
Full-scale outreach and commercial guidance
Dedicated research attention for new priorities
Partner-based fundraising support when relevant

Team

A compact team focused on research quality and launch execution.

The team combines founder-led discovery work, English-speaking market coverage, and business development support.

Dmitriy Khizhnyy

Founder, Customer Discovery Consultant

Leads engagements around market validation, interview synthesis, and launch structuring for international expansion.

Yulia Kashina

English-Speaking Markets Specialist

Supports customer discovery across English-speaking markets and helps surface usable buyer language and objections.

Tatiana Golikova

Business Development Manager

Brings launch coordination, business development support, and commercial follow-through into ongoing engagements.

Selected Reviews

Feedback from teams that used research to move faster.

These excerpts reflect the part clients usually value most: less guessing, better structure, and clearer movement into new markets.

Tatiana Rubleva

Marketing Specialist, AR Soft

“We received a large amount of high-quality, well-structured information that helped management make crucial decisions.”

Alexey Biryukov

Founder & CEO, Andata

“They helped us research the USA and Indonesia markets and launch initial onboarding and sales while saving us time and resources.”

Alex Traw

Founder, UpT.ai

“Their automated LinkedIn CustDev and lead generation support significantly improved our efforts, especially in the UAE and Japan.”

Roman Sergeev

Founder, RYA.ae

“The system generated a steady flow of leads and gave us the confidence and discipline needed to sustain growth in the UAE market.”

FAQ

Questions clients ask before starting.

Can you work before we have a local team in-market?

Yes. Many engagements start before a client hires locally. The goal is often to reduce uncertainty before that investment.

Do you only do research, or also help with launch?

Both. Research is often the starting point, but the work can continue into messaging, outreach setup, and launch support.

What types of teams are the best fit?

B2B products, SaaS, AI tools, and service businesses entering a new market are usually the clearest fit for this workflow.

Can the scope be customized?

Yes. The mix of research depth, interview volume, reporting, and launch support is adapted to each project and market.

Contact

Bring your target market, current hypothesis, and biggest uncertainty.

We can start with a conversation about the market you want to enter, what you already know, and what still needs evidence before you commit more budget or time.

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