Strategic, hands-on consulting for founders who need to move fast and move right.
This isn't a deliverable factory. It's a high-trust partnership.
I don't hand you a strategy deck and disappear. I co-build with you. I sit inside your decisions, your trade-offs, your fires. We work shoulder-to-shoulder until the problem is solved and the next one shows up.
The format is simple: 90-minute weekly sessions where we dig into whatever matters most that week. Between calls, you have me on Slack for async questions, pressure tests, and the moments that can't wait until Tuesday.
What I bring isn't theory. It's pattern recognition built from multiple exits, years inside Boeing and Microsoft, and over 1,500 founders coached across every stage and sector. I've seen what kills companies and what compounds them. That lens is always on.
Positioning, channels, pricing, and launch sequencing that actually converts.
Finding it, proving it, and knowing when you've lost it.
Narrative, deck, data room, and investor psychology — before you walk into the room.
Who to hire, when to hire, how to structure, and when to let go.
Pipeline architecture, sales motions, and the mechanics of predictable growth.
Moving from building the thing to leading the company that builds the thing.
There is a moment in every founder's journey where the problem is no longer "I do not know what to build." It is "I do not know what to prioritize, who to hire, how to price this, or whether my GTM motion is working." That is where consulting lives.
A startup consultant is not a generalist MBA with a slide deck. The good ones have built companies themselves. They have been through the exact chaos you are in. They bring pattern recognition you cannot get from books, podcasts, or even advisors who have never operated.
I have exited companies to Boeing and Microsoft. I have coached founders through Y Combinator, Techstars, and Capital Factory. I have sat in hundreds of board meetings, fundraising pitches, and product reviews. When you describe your situation, I have usually seen some version of it before — and I know what worked and what did not.
That does not mean I have your answer. It means I can help you find it faster. The difference between a 3-month detour and a 3-week sprint to clarity is often one sharp conversation with someone who has the context to see what you are too close to see.
Intro Call
$100
A real working session. You leave sharper. I prove I can be useful. We decide if there's a fit.
Monthly Retainer
$5K–$11K
Cancel anytime. No scope. No deliverable theater. Results-driven, month to month.
"James doesn't just advise. He gets in the trenches. The kind of partner every founder needs but almost nobody finds."
Book the intro call. No pitch. No pressure. Just a sharp conversation about where you are and where you're trying to go.
Your guide from zero to paying customers. Real-world tactics to avoid the mistakes that sink most first-time founders.
Every Sunday I share actionable startup insights, frameworks, and playbooks. Built from exits, not theory, to start, scale, and fund your startup.