The live decision.
A founder dispute, capital choice, senior hire, board room, cross-border move, exit, ownership restructure, or one decision that keeps returning to the desk.
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Private advisory for the decision that will not leave the room.
If you came from Threads, this is the longer answer. The offer is private business advisory for founders, operators, ownership teams, and boards carrying a live decision with real consequence.
You are not buying a call. You are applying for a direct read on the situation. Stan reads the application, replies within 48 hours, and either says yes, says no, or points you to a better structure.
What is offered
The work starts with the decision in front of you.
Not a course. Not a booking widget. Not a deck. The work is live interpretive correction: hearing the situation, naming the structure underneath it, and forcing the real tradeoff into view.
The structural read.
Stan listens for the contradiction in the story, the wrong frame inside the question, the hidden authority issue, and the consequence the room is avoiding.
A decision that can move.
The work closes when the question is cleaner, the room knows what it is choosing, and the next move is named without pretending the stakes are smaller.
The three fits
Choose by shape, not by price.
The tier colors are intentional. They mark commercial depth. If you are unsure, use the short application. Stan assigns or redirects after reading.
Private Engagement
For one consequential decision that needs a cleaner frame and closure.
- When it fits
- One decision has been open for weeks or months.
- Structure
- Two to four conversations, scheduled against the decision timeline.
- Fee
- From $2,500.
Principal Circle
For operators whose decision surface is continuous, not one-off.
- When it fits
- The desk keeps changing, but the standard and consequences stay high.
- Structure
- Two 60 to 90 minute conversations per month. Three-month minimum.
- Fee
- From $4,500 per month.
Operating Partner
For decisions that belong to a room, not a single operator.
- When it fits
- Boards, founding teams, ownership groups, or governance transitions.
- Structure
- Two to six months. In the team's actual meeting where geography allows.
- Fee
- By application.
Fast route
A ready buyer should not have to wander.
Pick the closest fit
Use the short application if unsure. Pick a tier only when the shape is obvious.
Submit the application
The general application is short. Tier-specific pages ask only what is needed for that structure.
Get a direct reply
Within 48 hours. Yes with a time, no with a reason, or a redirect if a different structure fits better.
Still unsure which tier fits?
Use the short application. The first conversation assigns the structure.
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