Five founders we know well.
Each one is a real engagement type from our history. The trigger is always a growth event: capital closes, a key hire is needed, a second location opens, the founder burns out, or the team "feels different." The proof is done. The playbook doesn't exist.
The funded founder
Has live customers, contracted revenue, and an investor who now expects operating discipline. Needs a GM, a deployment playbook, and reporting the board can read.
The hardest part is done. I need it to be repeatable and I don't have time to write the playbook.
Usually buys: Diagnostic, then a Build with a Key Seat Search inside it.
The mission founder
Deeply committed, chronically under-structured. Has a pilot and early capital; has no cadence, no documented workflows, and a co-founder dynamic nobody has named.
I know what we're building. I need someone to make the company run while I raise.
Usually buys: Diagnostic, then Operating Partner.
The practitioner-owner
A clinician or expert who owns a business and runs it between appointments. Needs one key operational seat filled correctly, systems modernized, and a front office that doesn't depend on her.
I need a coordinator who actually runs things, and I've hired the wrong one twice.
Usually buys: Key Seat Search plus a short Build.
The scaling solo operator
Has proven demand and a pricing model that caps growth. Knows she's underpriced and is afraid of what changing it will cost.
I know I'm underpriced. I don't know how to change it without losing everyone.
Usually buys: Founder Operating Review, then a pricing and hiring plan.
The inheritor CEO
Runs a large, profitable company with a leadership team built by the previous generation. Needs an outside read of the team and a way to make changes without a civil war.
Everyone here is loyal. I can't tell which of them are right for where we're going.
Usually buys: Operating Partner at the premium tier. The behavioral data is the entire value.
Not sure you fit?
If you have real customers, 20 to 200 people, and you're still the bottleneck, you probably do. The Founder Operating Review is the fastest way to find out, and you leave with a plan either way.
Book a reviewStart with a half-day Founder Operating Review.
You get a behavioral read of how you make decisions, an audit of how the company runs, and the three changes that would make the biggest difference this quarter. If we're a fit for more, we'll tell you. If we're not, you still leave with a plan.
Fixed fee. Scheduled within two weeks. No retainer required.