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The Post-Raise™ Operating System
The Post-Raise™ Operating System University Sprint gives you the following components (valued at £7,875) for just 3 instalments of £599: Online library of assets, including short videos and downloadable templates; access to an AI-assisted web application where you can track your progress and provide progress reports to your team, your clients, and ypour investors; weekly office hours where you can drop in and ask any question you like; access to a thriving Facebook and WhatsApp community.)
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The Core Problems our Clients Face
Fundraising and execution require vastly different skill sets. Founders skilled at vision, product, and storytelling must suddenly master strategy, hiring, capital allocation, and leadership.
- The Scaling Conundrum: McKinsey research (April 2025) indicates that 78% of venture-backed startups fail to scale successfully after achieving product-market fit.
- Symptom vs. Root Cause: CB Insights' analysis of 400+ post-mortems shows that "running out of money" is typically a final symptom rather than the root cause. Deep issues—such as wrong hires, premature go-to-market spending, weak retention, or premature scaling—are enabled and accelerated by large cash injections.
- Founder Isolation: Research by Balderton shows 88% of founders agree stress causes poor decision-making, yet only 33% turn to their investors for support. Because investors evaluate performance and control future funding, founders rarely admit when they need guidance.
- The Commercial Reality: Founders rarely budget for stress management but will readily spend to hit milestones and protect capital deployment.
Evaluation of Existing Solutions
- Do-It-Yourself (DIY): Self-learning through books, podcasts, and AI models leads to high burnout and poor execution ("shelf-development"), especially for founders balancing work with family commitments.
- Done-For-You (DFY): Hiring fractional executives (COO, CFO) or management consultants. While hiring functional heads can be effective, wrong hires contribute to premature scaling and failure in 70% of high-growth tech startups (Startup Genome).
- Done-With-You (DWY): Executive coaching and structured mentoring sprints. VCs increasingly fund or mandate these services to safeguard investments, confirming that capital alone does not solve scaling problems.
The PROS™ Solution & Delivery Model
The Post-Raise™ Operating System is a 12-week mentoring sprint delivered virtually in small cohorts (6 participants per sprint). It provides a structured blueprint working on the business and the founder simultaneously. The modules are:
Founder: Sits at the centre of the model and needs development.
Promise: Translate capital raised into an execution plan.
Proof: Define required validations before the next value inflection.
Priorities: Focus strictly on key critical objectives.
People: Secure necessary capabilities and team structure.
Prudence: Allocate capital efficiently.
Performance: Ensure accountability and operational execution.
Pulse: Monitor performance metrics and data.
Pivot: Adapt strategies based on real-world feedback (cycling back to Priorities).