Founders Triage - Is your business on track? with

Founder Triage — Is Your Business on Track? · $149
You've got questions, gaps, or a nagging feeling something isn't right. Bring me your biggest challenge — growth, team, product-market fit, burn rate, board dynamics — and we'll diagnose it together and build an action plan. No fluff, no generic advice.

If you're a founder trying to scale, raise money, or sell your company — I've done it, repeatedly.
As a 78-time NED and Chairman, I've sat at the board table during the messy middle: the fundraises that nearly didn't happen, the acquisitions that needed saving, the pivots that changed everything. I know what investors think but won't tell you. I know what kills companies at Series A. And I know how to build real value for founders and shareholders.
What I actually bring:

Led e-Fundamentals through 6 years of growth to a $500m acquisition by Softbank's CommerceIQ (2022)
Co-founded and lead Pario Ventures — active seed and Series A investor (Bolt, Revolut, What3Words, Impossible Foods and others)
Built Adaro Red from zero to £20m in 3 years, exited to PE
Chairman/Co-CEO of MyCarDirect — UK's second-largest car subscription platform, £25m turnover, cash positive
Early team at Commerce One (NASDAQ IPO, $22bn) — I know what a rocket ship and a flame-out look like
Author of The Startup Rules (100,000+ copies)
Google and Techstars Mentor

I'm based between the UK, US, and Monaco — so I work across time zones with founders on both sides of the Atlantic.
I'm blunt. I won't tell you what you want to hear. But if you want someone who has genuinely been in the room — as founder, chairman, investor, and operator — and who actually cares whether you succeed, that's what you get here.
Best fit: Founders at pre-seed through Series B who are raising, scaling, or thinking about exit. Also CEOs navigating their first board or needing a thinking partner at the top.