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Start a conversation.

Thirty minutes, no charge, and a straight answer about whether we are the right fit for what is in front of you.

Tell us what you are building, or what you are trying to underwrite. The more specific the question, the more useful the first reply — “we are stuck choosing between two customer segments” gets a better answer than “interested in advisory services.”

We read everything that comes in and reply to most of it. If it is not a fit, we will say so in the first exchange rather than the third.

What happens next

  1. We reply within a few days, usually with a question rather than a calendar link.
  2. A thirty-minute call about the actual problem, not the pitch. No charge, no obligation.
  3. If there is work to do, a short written scope: the question, the deliverable, the date.
  4. If there is not, we will tell you that — and, where we can, who you should be talking to instead.

Before you write

Two things we cannot help with, so neither of us spends the call finding out: we do not raise capital for companies or make introductions to investors, and we do not work on both sides of the same transaction.

Everything you send is confidential. Nothing from any engagement appears on this site, which is why there are no client names anywhere on it.

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