We advise / founders

How it works

Recurring, not one-off

Masterclasses are an event, advisory is the relationship. We sit with your leadership team on a steady cadence, hold the AI roadmap together, and stay on the phone between visits when something needs an honest second opinion.

1. 01

   Quarterly working session

   Half a day on-site every quarter with your CEO, CTO and operating leads. We review what shipped, where AI moved the needle, and what to put in the next ninety days.

2. 02

   Between sessions

   Async support on Slack or email, strategic questions, hiring sanity-checks, vendor reviews, deal diligence on a build-vs-buy. One channel, two reply tiers (same day for fires, two days otherwise).

3. 03

   Twelve-month review

   Each year we run a written review of the engagement: what we shipped together, what didn't land, and whether we keep going. No automatic renewals.

Shapes

Three depths of engagement

Pick the depth that fits the moment your company is in.

• Observer

  Quarterly

  Board observer

  We attend your board meetings as observers, contribute the AI lens and operator perspective, and stay close to your operating reality. Light footprint, high leverage.

  • Attend four board meetings a year as observers, with a written read-out the day after.
  • Pre-board prep call with the CEO each quarter to focus the conversation.
  • On-call for ad-hoc questions between meetings, same channel, fast reply.

  From €3,500/quarter
• Fractional

  1-2 days / week

  Fractional CTO / CPO

  Embedded inside your leadership team for a stretch, one to two days a week, scoped to the moves that matter (architecture, hiring, vendor selection, AI roadmap).

  • One day a week (Sam) or two (Nick) embedded with your leadership team.
  • Architecture, hiring, vendor and AI-roadmap calls made jointly with the founders.
  • Three- to six-month engagements, long enough to land changes, short enough to stay sharp.

  From €6,000/week
• Operating partner

  12 months

  Operating partner

  A standing relationship with your CEO and CTO, quarterly on-site working sessions plus async cover between. The default shape for portfolio companies and long-term clients.

  • Quarterly half-day working sessions with your full leadership team.
  • Async support between sessions on Slack or email, two reply tiers.
  • Annual written review of the engagement before any renewal.

  From €30,000/year

FAQ

• What's the difference vs a masterclass?

  A masterclass is an event — one day, one workflow. Advisory is the relationship — quarterly working sessions plus async cover, typically twelve months.

• Do you take board seats?

  Board observer is the default. We don't take voting seats unless there's a very specific reason.

• How do you charge?

  Flat retainer per quarter or per month, depending on the shape. We can scale up or down at the next quarterly review.