Operational advisory for Seed to Series B founders
Your dream business has become
a daily firefight.
But working harder isn’t a strategy.
Nobody teaches you how to actually run a company.
You know your craft, and you’ve built a business around it. But somewhere along the way, you hired a team and the job changed.
Now you have to make the whole company work. People need to know where you’re heading, what’s expected of them and who’s responsible for what. And it’s on you to make sure things get done.
That’s where I come in.
Direction
Decide what matters, what success looks like and what can wait.
Alignment
Get clear on who owns what, how decisions get made and how everyone stays informed.
Execution
Turn goals into action, with a regular rhythm for reviewing progress and clearing blockers.
Accountability
You hold the team to their numbers. I hold you to yours.
I’ve done what you’re now doing.
I’m Harri. I’ve bootstrapped a business and raised millions in venture capital. I’ve grown a business to tens of millions in annual GMV, with customers including IBM, Microsoft, Uber and Airbnb. I’ve built and led a team of 30+, sold my stake in one startup to private equity and shut another down. I’ve also worked at Facebook.
Along the way, I’ve learned what great looks like and what it takes to make the whole company work.
Today, I help founders turn ambition into growth, with teams that share priorities, take ownership and follow through.
Harri helped give me more clarity on priorities and was diligent in learning more about the company prior to our conversation.
Mukai SelekwaFounder, WebblenHe prepared thoroughly, was very clear on where his experience and expertise lay and what he was qualified to comment on…
Rhys ForsythManaging Director, Code NationHarri is one of those mentors that I keep going back to. He understands what it's like to bootstrap a business and what it's like to run a VC-backed business.
Eyram AdjogatseFounder and CEO, ProbatechHe was encouraging yet also gave me the reality check I needed… I feel much clearer now and have some direction, which is a lot to say for a 30-minute call
Kaila KrayewskiFounder, Archipelago CommunicationsHarri's ideas/suggestions were like a light going on for me and I literally started working it the second the session finished.
Mark WilliamsCo-founder, GiraffePad
Ways to work together.
Working session
A focused 90-minute session to work through one decision or operating problem and identify the next steps.
Four-week sprint
A defined piece of work with clear outputs, from priorities and ownership to a more useful operating rhythm.
Ongoing advisory
Regular support as you put decisions into practice, work through challenges and keep the team moving.
Put something to work today.
Tools and resources to help you set direction, clarify ownership and turn plans into progress.
