Founder Co-pilot
I help consumer-focused Seed to Series A founders with strategy development, fundraising, and growth.
Companies I’ve worked for and with
My Work With Startups
I work alongside founders and their teams, bringing my owner-mentality and decades of experience in startups, operating roles and strategy to help you get funded and grow.
Are these problems familiar?
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Original strategy is no longer relevant.
Post-funding, your investors have expectations that differ from your strategy.
Uncertain how to allocate scarce resources.
You are playing defense and not offense and are too in the weeds each day.
Can’t seem to get the headspace to make strategic decisions.
You keep hearing conflicting direction from different stakeholders and aren’t sure where to focus.
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Do you even want outside investors?
Do you need to raise money?
How does the funding decision impact your potential?
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You need to know how much to raise, when, and from whom.
You keep hearing you are raising too much…then you hear you are not raising enough.
Then you hear you should raise $X now, and $Y in Z months.
You feel like you are chasing your tail and wasting valuable time and resources in limbo.
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You are not getting at bats.
You are getting at bats, but no bites.
You are getting bites, but the discussions go nowhere.
You get ghosted constantly.
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You don’t have a suitable pitch deck for this raise.
The team is fighting fires day to day and doesn’t have time to thoughtfully put one together.
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You need help with the story and practice with the pitch.
You need a shot of confidence.
How I Can Help
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Strategy Development & Refinement
Audit and refine your existing strategy, or build a new one to achieve your venture’s goals.
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Financial Projections
Build a dynamic model that reflects your strategy and helps you make informed decisions about running and funding the business.
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Fundraising Strategy & Guidance
Create a plan for how much to raise, when, and from whom. Pre-pitch planning prep and post-pitch debriefs.
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Pitch Deck Creation
Design a pitch deck that builds the case to compel investors to back you, your team, and your idea.
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Pitch Practice
Deliver your pitch and answer tough questions with confidence. Practicing in the shower, in front of the mirror, or in the car only gets you so far.
How We Can Work Together
Hands-on Consulting
Chances are your team is maxed out and recruiting them to help with pitch decks, financial models, or strategy development is going to make you very unpopular.
As serial founder, I love getting my hands dirty in the business. If advisory isn’t enough and you need someone to physically get the job done, I’m well practiced and highly efficient.
I offer a la carte pricing for financial projections, pitch deck creation, fundraising strategy, and pitch practice. I also offer a total fundraising support package that combines all of these components.
Advisory
As a founder, you need a sounding board, a co-pilot, a thought partner to help you navigate your priority list, solve problems, and tame the chaos.
Most importantly, I have been in similar shoes to you, can relate to the business issue at hand, and can immediately jump in to help.
I offer a 4-call package for immediate needs and short sprints, as well as 3- and 6-month packages for medium and longer term help.