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# The OKR Starter Kit

## About

The OKR Starter Kit helps new Tability teams run their first OKR cycle with confidence.

If you’re unsure what your goals *should* be, this kit gives you ready-to-use OKRs you can start with immediately.

They won’t be perfect but that’s intentional.

The goal is to **build the habit**, **learn what matters**, and **improve next cycle**.

❌ Success is not hitting every key result.\
✅ Success is running a full cycle with honest check-ins and clear learning.

**What you'll need:**

* A [Tability](https://tability.app/) trial or subscription (you can sign up for a 14-day trial)
* That's it! You'll find templates that you can import in this guide

**Supporting video:**

Watch the video below to see how you can use the starter kit.

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg0SC2YVi0k>" %}

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## How the weekly OKR cycle should run

OKRs only work if they’re part of a simple, repeatable rhythm.

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#### Weekly cadence

* **Monday — OKR Review (30 min, 10:00am)**\
  Review progress, surface risks, and decide what matters this week.
* **Friday — Demo & Wrap-up (30 min, 3:00pm)**\
  Demo what shipped, share learnings, and close the loop.

Start by adding the meetings to your calendar with the links below.

**Google Calendar**

[\[Add Monday OKR Review\]](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE\&text=OKR%20Review\&details=Weekly%20OKR%20review%3A%20update%20Key%20Results%2C%20surface%20risks%2C%20agree%20priorities.\&dates=20260105T100000/20260105T103000\&recur=RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO) [\[Add Friday demos\]](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE\&text=Friday%20Demo\&details=Weekly%20demo%3A%20show%20progress%2C%20share%20learnings%2C%20capture%20next%20week%20priorities.\&dates=20260109T150000/20260109T154500\&recur=RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=FR)

**Outlook**

[\[Add Monday OKR Review\]](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE\&text=OKR%20Review\&details=Weekly%20OKR%20review%3A%20update%20Key%20Results%2C%20surface%20risks%2C%20agree%20priorities.\&dates=20260105T100000/20260105T103000\&recur=RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO) [\[Add Friday demos\]](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE\&text=Friday%20Demo\&details=Weekly%20demo%3A%20show%20progress%2C%20share%20learnings%2C%20capture%20next%20week%20priorities.\&dates=20260109T150000/20260109T154500\&recur=RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=FR)

**ICS file**

{% file src="/files/2P9r2ODl7dSaJ2mxkPMl" %}

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## How to run the OKR Review meeting (non-negotiable)

#### Monday OKR Review — 30 minutes

**Agenda**

* 20 min — Review KR status (green / amber / red)
* 10 min — Decide 1–2 concrete actions for the week

**Rules**

* Skim over green KRs (but don't ignore them)
* Don't try to solve everything on the spot, plan initiatives in separate meetings
* If everything is green, end early

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#### Friday Demo — 30 minutes

**Agenda**

* 20 min — Demo what shipped or progressed
* 10 min — Share learnings, surprises, and blockers

**Rules**

* Show real work, not slides
* Learning beats polish

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## How to use your Starter Kit with Tability

#### 1. Pick a Starter Kit

Choose the kit that best matches where your team is today.\
Each kit contains pre-built OKRs you can import and run as-is.

* **Product-Market Fit**\
  For teams still figuring out what to build and for whom. Focused on customer discovery, early engagement, and validation signals.\
  [→ *Link to Google Sheet*](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UTkCYesBFNdEGiexApvF_vcDCXEr0f-RUlHxHy-2Ksg/edit?gid=0#gid=0)
* **Revenue Growth & Customer Happiness**\
  For mature teams with customers, focused on growing revenue while improving retention and satisfaction.\
  [→ *Link to Google Sheet*](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j-p3xCAx-wQi9YNLH53VQ-nBgJnJDfOJm8v7Bt6WjTo/edit?gid=0#gid=0)
* **Fundraising Milestone (e.g. Seed Round)**\
  For teams working toward a clear traction milestone to unlock their next fundraise. Focused on revenue momentum, repeatability, and investor readiness.\
  [→ *Link to Google Sheet*](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/182uJ5fdaZ5AN4dMf4V30Iq42gw_S_oDW2kQiIGD01Uw/edit?gid=0#gid=0)

**Default path**\
If you’re unsure: pick **Product-Market Fit**, import it as-is, and run it for one cycle.

#### 2. Import the OKRs into Tability

Duplicate the Google Sheet, update the numbers where necessary, and then use the magic import feature to add your OKRs to Tability.

**How to use the Magic Import**

1. Download a CSV export from Google.
2. Go to Tability and create a new plan.
3. From the options, click on **Use magic import**
4. Select your CSV file
5. Click on **Import from CSV file**

After a couple of seconds you should see all the OKRs added to your workspace.

**Rules**

* Don’t rewrite everything
* Rename only if something is clearly wrong
* Do not aim for perfect OKRs

Momentum beats accuracy.

#### 3. Assign owners

For each key result:

* Assign **one owner** (not a team, not “shared”)

#### 4. During the quarter: track progress weekly check-ins (this is the work)

OKRs are only as useful as the check-ins you write.

**Bad check-in**

> “Still working on this. No major updates.”

**Good check-in**

> “Activation increased from 22% → 26% after onboarding copy change. Still below target. Main blocker is drop-off on step 2. This week we're planning to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_”

#### 5. End of the quarter: learn and reset (end of cycle, 60 minutes)

At the end of the cycle:

* Run a retrospective
* Identify what was unclear, wrong, or missing
* Adjust or replace OKRs for the next cycle

Your second cycle will be significantly better than your first.

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## What will make this process successful

Read this once. It will save you weeks.

* **Commit to the weekly check-ins**\
  If you skip weekly updates or write vague check-ins, this process will not work.
* **Embrace a lean approach**\
  Weekly 30-minute reviews will help you refine execution faster than long monthly workshops.
* **Only track what matters**\
  Resist the temptation to add more OKRs for your first cycle. Business-as-usual work, KPIs and detailed plans live elsewhere.

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## If this happens, you’re doing it wrong

* Your OKRs look like a series of tasks to execute
* There's only one person that is updating all the OKRs for everyone
* Using OKRs to evaluate individual performance
* Skipping check-ins because “nothing changed”
* Often skipping OKR review meetings because "we don't have time this week"

Fix these first before changing your OKRs.

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## Time investment

* Initial setup: \~30 minutes
* Weekly cadence: 60 minutes total
* End-of-cycle review: 60 minutes

If OKRs take more time than this, simplify.

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## What to do now

1. Add the weekly meetings to your calendar
2. Pick a Starter Kit
3. Import it into Tability
4. Run one full cycle before changing anything

That’s it. You’re officially running OKRs.