Start with the customer and the commercial decision
An early US opportunity needs a decision-ready research question. I define what the team is trying to establish: the product's role, the intended buyer, an unmet use case or the evidence behind differentiation. That keeps the work focused on a real commitment rather than an extensive category document with no clear conclusion.
The findings become a launch brief covering the proposition, content requirements, variation logic and outstanding readiness inputs. The Irish commercial owner can see what supports the idea and which decisions belong to product, operations or specialist review before implementation begins.