Growth Bottleneck Identifier
Your three primary growth blockers, mapped in 48 hours.
The Problem
You can feel something is in the way. You’re not sure what.
Pipeline is uneven. Partnerships have stalled. A senior hire didn’t unblock what you thought it would. The board wants a clearer answer than “we’re working on it”. You don’t need a six-month strategy review — you need to know where to push, and where pushing harder won’t help.
The Growth Bottleneck Identifier is built for moments where the cost of moving in the wrong direction has become higher than the cost of pausing for two days to look properly.
What You Walk Away With
A written diagnostic. Two days. No charts you have to defend.
- Your three primary growth blockers, named and ranked.
- An honest read on which are structural, which are operational, and which are about the team.
- The two moves I would make in the next thirty days, and the reasoning behind each.
- A short list of what not to do — usually more valuable than the list of what to do.
- A written diagnostic you can take to your co-founders, board, or investors without translation.
How It Works
Two days, three conversations, one document
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Pre-read · half a day
I read what you send — pitch deck, board pack, recent metrics, key emails. You don’t write anything new for me.
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Three conversations · day one
You. Your co-founder or COO. One person who works with the system every day — usually the person who would have been included last in a traditional review.
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The diagnostic · day two
I write it. Six to eight pages. You read it before we close, with one round of clarification.
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Decision call · within a week
Thirty minutes. What you intend to do with it. Whether further work makes sense. Often it does not.
Investment
From £4,000
Fixed fee. Includes pre-read, three conversations, written diagnostic, decision call. Travel charged at cost beyond the M25 / Winchester.
Who It’s For
Selective by design
The Growth Bottleneck Identifier suits founders between Seed and Series B who have built something real and now have to choose where to push next. It also fits established organisations whose partnership function has plateaued — where the answer isn’t more activity but a clearer view of what is structurally in the way.
If you have been told you “need a strategy” but you actually need a second pair of senior eyes for two days, this is the engagement.
Start with a diagnostic, not a contract
The Growth Bottleneck Identifier is the most natural entry point to Fab Campaigns. Many engagements stop here. Some lead into a Partnership Sprint or a fractional retainer. Either way, you leave with something you can act on.
