Helping Investors Navigate Product & Design

As an investor, you're juggling multiple portfolio companies, each with its unique challenges and opportunities. Your role requires you to identify and solve product and design challenges across different stages, markets, and teams — all while ensuring sustainable growth and market success.

If you're finding yourself asking these questions, you're not alone:

Why can't this promising startup seem to hire and retain strong product and design talent?
How can we help our portfolio CEOs diagnose and solve product-market fit issues?
What strategies can we employ to accelerate product development without sacrificing quality?

Here's how I partner with investors to unlock their portfolio companies' full potential:

Troubleshooting Product and Design Challenges

Diagnose root causes of product-related problems through collaborative assessment
Provide targeted coaching to CEOs and senior management on strategy and execution
Offer objective perspectives on product-market fit and user experience challenges

Enhancing Product and Design Leadership

Assess product and design leadership capabilities across portfolio companies
Deliver focused coaching to emerging product and design leaders
Support recruitment and evaluation of top-tier product and design talent

Bridging Communication Gaps

Transform product and design concepts into measurable metrics and KPIs
Guide productive discussions about product strategy and resource allocation
Provide experienced, neutral perspective in product-focused board discussions

Supporting Scale and Growth

Design organizational structures that enable scalable product development
Guide transitions from founder-led product teams to mature organizations
Navigate product line expansion and new market entry challenges

Ready to Elevate Product and Design Across Your Portfolio?

Whether you're addressing specific challenges in individual portfolio companies or implementing best practices across your entire portfolio, I'm here as your trusted advisor and thought partner. My background spans large tech companies and high-growth startups, complemented by years of professional coaching experience — bringing a unique perspective to your portfolio companies' challenges.