The operating structure, funding capacity and decision paths to scale — with less day-to-day founder dependence.The systems, structure and decision paths that let a busy team run the business day to day — and keep growing.The systems, reporting and decision paths that help a lean team deliver more impact — without burning out.
Case study
COO · Enterprise AI · 2025–2026
The situation
Strong AI technology and a lean team, selling to enterprises where security reviews and procurement decide whether a deal closes.
What we did
Organized the company’s technical, financial and commercial information into a single source of truth, so grant applications could go out quickly and consistently: more than $6.5M in applications.
Used grant funding to lower the cost and risk of pilots for enterprise customers, which helped turn prospects into signed pilots.
Built the product, finance, legal and HR operations that freed a lean engineering team to focus on shipping, and got the company through enterprise security and procurement reviews.
Growth goals turned into one focused agenda across teams, product and capital.Growth goals turned into one clear plan your team can execute week to week.Program and funding goals turned into one clear plan the whole team can work from.
Clear ownership, decision rights and structure that scale beyond the founder.Ownership, decision rights and processes, so work moves without waiting on one person.Ownership, decision rights and processes, so staff and volunteers know who does what.
Funding strategy tied to business priorities and the capacity to deliver.Reporting, workflows and tools that cut admin and give your team hours back every week.Reporting and workflows that cut admin and make funder reporting easier.
Tell us where the founder has become the bottleneck. We’ll talk through your situation and share how we’ve solved it before.Tell us where your team is stretched. We’ll talk through your situation and share how we’ve helped teams like yours.Tell us where your team is stretched. We’ll talk through your situation and share how we’ve helped teams like yours.
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