Executive and Scale-up Diagnostic

Find out what is actually holding your company back.

Five days. Experienced operators look at your company the way they would if they were about to run it. You get a clear picture, clear priorities and a recommendation you can act on, with or without us.

5 daysFrom kick-off to readout
7 areasLeadership, strategy, finance, operations, product, technology, organisation
5 outputsGap analysis, priorities, risks, 30/60/90 plan, leadership setup
0 obligationUse it with your own team, with us, or with someone else

What we look at.

  • LeadershipWho decides what, who owns what, and where the founder is still the constraint.
  • StrategyIs there a clear direction, and does the company actually run on it?
  • FinanceRunway, unit economics, reporting quality, fundraising readiness.
  • OperationsHow work gets done, where it breaks, and what will break next at twice the size.
  • ProductProduct direction, delivery rhythm, the gap between roadmap and reality.
  • TechnologyArchitecture, team, technical debt, and whether it can carry the next stage.
  • OrganisationStructure, roles, first management layer, culture under growth.

What you get.

  1. Executive gap analysis. Where leadership capacity or experience is missing, and how much it matters.
  2. Top priorities. The three to five things that should absorb the leadership team's attention next.
  3. Key risks. What could stop the company in the next twelve months.
  4. 30/60/90-day plan. Concrete, sequenced, owned.
  5. Recommended leadership setup. Permanent hire, fractional executive, executive team, or nothing at all. We tell you which.

How the five days run.

Day 1

Kick-off

Founders and leadership team. Documents, numbers, the story so far.

Day 2

Interviews

Leadership, key people, and where useful, board members and customers.

Day 3

Deep dives

Finance, operations, product and technology in detail.

Day 4

Synthesis

Gaps, priorities, risks, plan. Tested with the founders before the readout.

Day 5

Readout

Findings and recommendation with founders, and with the board if wanted.

Book a Diagnostic.

The fastest way to find out whether your company needs more leadership, and what kind.