Momentum
after
the build.A standing advisory relationship for founders who've completed a Founder's Build (or an equivalent Targeted Build) and want to keep the thread tight through year one. Weekly senior sessions, monthly written benchmarks, continuous adjustment.
- Engagement
- ENG 03 · The Launch Retainer
- Fee
- $2,000 – $8,000 / month
- Duration
- Monthly · 3-month minimum
- Team
- Senior lead + bench access
- Output
- Ongoing advisory + hands-on cycles
- Aftercare
- Continuous by design
- Prerequisite
- Prior Founder's or Targeted Build
- Main Line
- +1 · 800 · 563 · 1922
Discuss
the retainer.
A short form — the engagement you've completed, the tier you're considering, the rhythm you want to keep tight. A 30-minute call follows; the retainer is scoped from there.
A rhythm problem
solved before it lands.
Most of what goes wrong post-launch isn't a build problem — it's a rhythm problem. The Retainer keeps the operating cadence, the market motion, and the strategic spine in sync as the business meets reality.
The Launch
Retainer.
A standing advisory relationship. Weekly senior decision sessions, monthly written benchmarks, on-demand specialist bench access. Designed to prevent drift, not to rebuild from it.
- Duration
- Monthly · 3-month minimum
- Team
- Senior lead + bench access
- Cadence
- Weekly session · monthly review
- Fee Model
- Monthly retainer
- Output
- Ongoing advisory + cycles
- Aftercare
- Continuous by design
- Prerequisite
- Prior Founder's or Targeted
Post-build founders.
Year-one continuity.
For post-build founders who want senior pattern-recognition in the room every week, not every quarter — and would rather prevent drift than rebuild from it. The first year of a company is the year you want an outside eye on.
- You've just finished a Founder's or Targeted Build and the thread is still warm.
- You want senior pattern-recognition in the room every week, not every quarter.
- Your team is strong enough to execute but not yet dense enough to self-diagnose.
- The first year of a company is the year you want an outside eye on.
- You'd rather prevent drift than rebuild from it.
What's on the
standing table.
Every month — every tier — opens with the same standing access. The tier sets the depth of the bench cycles; the senior chair, the cadence, and the artifacts are constant.
Weekly senior decision sessions
A 90-minute working session every week. Senior chair in the room — the person who built the foundation, not a delegate.
Specialist bench, priority
Async workstream support from the bench — copy, creative, ops, data — against the priorities set on the weekly session.
Portal + live-chat coverage
The same portal that ran the build, plus live-chat coverage during business hours. Nothing ages out in a thread.
Monthly written benchmark
A written close-of-month document — what moved, what didn't, the adjusted plan going into next month.
Quarterly strategy review
A deeper review every quarter — strategic spine, market motion, and the next 90-day arc. Half-day session.
Event & launch support
Scoped support for moments the business depends on — launches, raises, events. Sized to the moment, not the calendar.
Hiring & interview support
Job specs, interview rounds, finalist sessions. The senior chair sits in on the hires that shape the next phase.
Board / investor prep
On request — board decks, narrative tightening, dry-run sessions before the meetings that matter.
Weekly sessions.
Monthly benchmarks.
Every month closes with a written benchmark. Every week opens with the priorities the benchmark named. Clean baseline every cycle — no drift, no carry-over fog.
Four weeks.
One benchmark.
The cycle is small enough to course-correct inside the month and big enough to actually land things. Weekly working sessions, mid-month check, written benchmark at close.
- Week 01
- Session & priorities
- Week 02
- Execution support
- Week 03
- Mid-month check
- Week 04
- Benchmark & reset
Cadence,
compounded.
Session & Priorities
90-minute working session. What changed, what's drifting, what's next. The week's priority list is written before the call ends.
Execution Support
Async workstream support from the specialist bench — copy, creative, ops, data — against the priorities set in week one.
Mid-Month Check
Lighter touch. Review what's landed, what's stuck, and whether the month's arc is on track against the benchmark.
Benchmark & Reset
Written monthly benchmark — what moved, what didn't, and the adjusted plan going into next month. Clean baseline every cycle.
Three depths.
One cadence.
The cadence is the same at every tier — weekly session, monthly benchmark, quarterly review. The tier sets the depth of bench access and the size of the hands-on cycles inside the month.
Light retainer
$2,000/mo.
Senior chair, weekly session, monthly benchmark, portal access. Bench cycles are scoped on request, billed separately at retainer rates.
Working retainer
$4,500/mo.
Everything in Tier 01, plus 20 hours / month of specialist bench cycles included — copy, creative, ops, or data. The default tier.
Embedded retainer
$8,000/mo.
Everything in Tier 02, plus 50 hours / month of bench cycles, board / investor prep included, and a senior second on the bench.
Same cadence,
every tier.
Weekly session · monthly written benchmark · quarterly strategy review · single portal · senior in the chair. The tier sets the depth, not the standard.
Things teams
ask before starting.
The questions that come up before someone fills out the discussion form. Short answers here; the long answers live in the consultation.
Q · 01Can I start with a Retainer without doing a Founder's or Targeted Build first?+
Q · 02Why a three-month minimum?+
Q · 03Can I move between tiers?+
Q · 04What happens if the senior lead is unavailable in a given week?+
Q · 05What's the exit look like?+
Q · 06Can you also represent us on the board / in investor conversations?+
Prevent drift.
Don't rebuild from it.
A standing advisory relationship for founders who've completed a Build and want senior pattern-recognition in the room every week. Discuss the retainer below — or, if you haven't yet completed a Build, start there first.
Discuss Retainer → See the Founder's Build →- General
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- +1 · 800 · 563 · 1922
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