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Focused Strategy sessions
for key technical decisions
Work through a specific challenge in depth and leave with a clear direction.
These are one-off 90-minute sessions designed to help you work through a specific technical, hiring or product decision.
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We focus on one problem, go deep on the options, and leave eith a clear next step.
1. Technical Direction & Trade-offs
Best for:
Teams unsure about how much to build, how to structure the system, or how to reduce complexity.
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We'll cover:
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Build vs buy decisions
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Technical debt
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Where you might be over-engineering
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Trade-offs between speed, quality and scalability
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Risks to watch
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Outcome:
A clearer, more pragmatic approach to building your product.
Cost: £450
2. Product and Engineering Alignment
Best for:
Founders and teams where product direction and engineering execution aren't fully aligned. Or where there is friction between the teams
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We'll cover:
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What actually matters right now
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Where time is being lost or misdirected
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Decision ownership and clarity
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Simplifying priorities
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Team cohesion.
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Outcome:
Better alignment between what you're building and how you're building.
Cost: £450
3. Hiring & Team Structure
Best for:
Founders looking to grow or scale their engineering team who want to work through options.
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We'll cover:
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Hiring options, including outsourcing
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Team structure and scaling up
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Hiring process and what to look for
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Common mistakes and how to avoid them
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Roles and responsibilities
Outcome:
Clarity on who to hire, when and why, so you don't make expensive mistakes
Cost: £450
What's included
Light pre-read
of relevant documents (optional)
90-minute focused session
Video call
Short written summary
Key points and next steps
Chance to ask follow-up questions
Email follow-up or 20 min call
How it works
1
Book a session
2
Sign NDA
(if required)
3
Share relevant documents
to set context
(optional)
4
90-min call
to work through your top challenge
5
Leave with clear direction and next steps
Beyond the session
Many founders use these sessions to work through a specific issue, then move on to ongoing advisory support as more decisions come up