The M7 Principle
THE FOUR
SIGNALS
NOBODY
ELSE Has.
Predicting the future isn’t hard when you have the right signals. M7 operates at the center of a Venn diagram that no agency, no consultancy, and no other R&D firm can replicate. This is why our clients say what they say after the keynote: it’s not that Matt’s smart. It’s that he knows things they don’t.
This is also why every M7 engagement — from a Lunch & Learn to a full embedded retainer — carries intelligence that is genuinely proprietary. You’re not paying for research you could find on Google. You’re paying for the view from the intersection.
The M7 Intelligence Venn Diagram
MIT MEDIA LAB
Cutting-edge research data from 36th official partner access — before it’s public
AI STARTUP PARTNERS
Direct product roadmap access from developers — not the sales team, the builders
FORTUNE 500 SIGNALS
Anonymized intelligence from brands moving culture — what the biggest companies are actually doing
LIVE HARDWARE TESTING
Apple Vision Pro, Meta Ray-Bans, AI wearables — M7 owns it, tests it, and reports back
Center intersection
M7 PREDICTS Inevitabilities.
When you sit in the middle of all four signals, forecasting isn’t guesswork. It’s pattern recognition at the frontier.
Five Engagement Models
ONE FIRM.
FIVE WAYS
TO Engage.
Every M7 engagement begins with a no-obligation discovery call. Most clients start at one level and expand. Some know exactly what they need from the first email. Either way, every service listed here carries the same foundation: M7’s proprietary intelligence, Matt’s direct involvement, and a commitment to building — not just advising.
★ Primary Revenue Driver
Thought Leadership · Executive Education
KEYNOTE
SPEAKING &
THOUGHT
Leadership.
From $5,000
Ideal For
M7’s speaking practice is its highest-leverage offering — and the fastest path to bringing M7’s intelligence into your organization. Matt Maher has keynoted CES, SXSW, MIT, and private Fortune 500 events worldwide. Every talk is custom-built around your audience, your industry, and the moment you’re in.
Four formats are available: the Lunch & Learn, the Tech Tasting, the Signature Keynote, and the Keynote + Half-Day Workshop. Brand Ambassador arrangements are available by inquiry for organizations seeking an ongoing embedded presence.
What’s Included:
Four formats: Lunch & Learn ($5K+) · Tech Tasting ($20K+) · Signature Keynote ($30K+) · Keynote + Workshop ($50K+)
Every keynote custom-built — stakeholder interviews, pre-event video, post-event playbook
Proprietary MIT + M7 Intelligence Engine data, not available elsewhere
Brand Ambassador engagements available at six figures for high-fit organizations
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Long-Term Partnership
C-Suite · Innovation Leadership
STRATEGY
& Leadership.
Ideal For
M7’s advisory practice is built around one principle: CHANEL doesn’t make a major technology or innovation decision without consulting Matt first. That level of trust is built through deep, long-term embedded partnership — not quarterly check-ins and PowerPoint decks.
M7 serves as a strategic intelligence layer for organizations navigating AI transformation, emerging platform shifts, and technology roadmap decisions at the C-suite level. We work cross-industry by design — what we know from luxury, QSR, enterprise construction, and sports is all available to you. That cross-pollination is a feature, not an accident.
What’s Included:
Quarterly executive sessions with Matt and senior M7 strategists
Dedicated strategic advisor relationship — not a generalist consultant
Technology roadmap review and prioritization
Access to MIT research partners and AI startup network
02
Always-On Intelligence
Teams · Organizations · Agencies
ONGOING
CONSULTATION.
Ideal For
The world of AI and emerging technology moves faster than any organization can track internally. M7’s ongoing consultation model keeps your team ahead of the curve — not catching up to it. Designed for organizations that need a consistent pulse of intelligence, education, and strategic clarity as the landscape evolves in real time.
bi-weekly video briefings, quarterly deep-dive rundowns on key platforms, real-time POVs on major announcements, and monthly measurement reports. The result is a more informed, future-ready organization — one that can lead clients and stakeholders rather than react to them.
What’s Included:
Bi-weekly “Upload” video briefings — AI, search, platform shifts, consumer behavior
Quarterly M7 Recaps and Rundowns on Related Topics and Trends
Real-time POVs and demos — up to 2x per month on major announcements
Monthly measurement report — KPIs, engagement, adoption, business impact
Industry Event Intelligence Reports — available as add-on ($15,000 per event)
03
Portfolio-Proven
Build · Prototype · Deploy
RESEARCH
& Development.
Project-Based — By Scope
Ideal For
This is where M7 began — and where the firm’s most awarded, most cited, most talked-about work lives. M7 has shipped real products for real brands: an AR try-on that drove 456% year-over-year sales growth. Snapchat’s first-ever haptic shake activation, for CHANEL. A voice skill for Pulte Homes that Amazon named one of its first-ever native brand skills. 80,000 NFC activations in 14 days for Suffolk Construction.
R&D engagements begin with a clear technology hypothesis and end with a shipped prototype, proof-of-concept, or full deployment. M7 specializes in taking the frontier technologies most organizations are still only discussing — and building something real with them.
What’s Included:
Technology hypothesis and opportunity mapping
Full deployment available for qualified engagements
Prototype and proof-of-concept development
Capabilities: AI/GenAI, AR/VR, Voice, IoT, Web3/NFC, Drones, Gaming
Access to MIT research network and AI startup partner ecosystem
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By Qualification Only
High-Fit Clients · Executive Sponsor Required
FULL
IMPLEMENTATION.
Requirement
M7 takes on a small number of full-build engagements each year. This is not a standard offering — it requires a specific type of client, executive sponsor, and organizational readiness to actually implement. We’ve learned this the hard way.
Full implementation means M7 doesn’t just advise — we execute. This is the deepest level of engagement M7 offers, and it requires the right conditions to work: a client with a genuine mandate to innovate, an executive sponsor who has decision-making authority, a budget for actual implementation, and a willingness to commit to a crawl-walk-run methodology.
We are not the right fit for organizations that want ideas to put on a shelf. If that’s the brief, we’ll respectfully say so in the discovery call. If you’re genuinely ready to build — reach out.
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How Clients Engage
MOST CLIENTS
START HERE.
THEN THEY
Stay.
1
KEYNOTE OR LUNCH & LEARN
The fastest way in. Low commitment, high signal. Most clients know within 48 hours if they want more.
$5K–$50K
2
STRATEGY & ADVISORY SESSION
Following the keynote, a dedicated advisory engagement to apply intelligence to your specific roadmap.
By Scope
3
ONGOING CONSULTATION
A consistent intelligence partnership — bi-weekly briefings, real-time POVs, quarterly deep dives.
$15K / mo
4
R&D OR FULL IMPLEMENTATION
For the right client: M7 builds it. A prototype, a product, or a full deployed experience.
By Scope
How It Always Starts
EVERY ENGAGEMENT BEGINS WITH A DISCOVERY CALL.
30 minutes. No agenda other than understanding your situation. No pitch. If M7 is the right fit, you’ll know it by the end of the call. If we’re not, we’ll tell you that too — and point you toward someone who is.
Who We Work With
THE RIGHT
FIT IS A
Two-Way
Street.
M7 works with a small number of organizations at a time. Cultural fit and shared ambition matter as much as budget. Here is who we work best with — and who we’ve learned we don’t.
Free · Every Thursday
THE BRIEF IS
THE Best First Step.
Before you book a call, subscribe to the M7 Innovation Brief. Six years. 350+ episodes. Three stories on AI, media, and emerging technology — 90 seconds, every Thursday. It’s the best preview of M7’s intelligence in action — and it’s free. Most clients are subscribers before they ever reach out.
350+
Episodes
6+
Years
90s
Weekly
Get Started
READY TO
STOP PREDICTING
AND START
Building?
Every engagement begins with a conversation. Tell us where you are and what you’re trying to accomplish — we’ll respond within one business day with an honest assessment of whether and how M7 can help.
Speaking
General
Response
Within one business day
Location
New York, NY — Available Worldwide
Matt personally reviews every inquiry. You’ll hear back within one business day.