Every engagement does one job: turn your relationships into access.
Whether you are a founder who needs a partner in your corner, an organization that wants to move at startup speed, or a team ready for a focused session, every way of working with us is built on the same method: social capital, made deliberate.
How we can support you
Every engagement is customized. Each one is grounded in the Social Capital Flywheel and the three dimensions of structural, cognitive, and relational capital.
01
Retainer Advising
Your access, designed and accountable
For founders who want a partner in their corner. You don’t just get advice. You get someone who has helped 300+ startups validate, fund, and scale, working with you to build the relationships that unlock capital, talent, and resilience, deliberately and on a schedule.
- Bi-weekly 1:1 advisory sessions (60 to 90 minutes)
- On-demand access for quick questions between sessions
- A customized social capital roadmap across funding, hiring, and partnerships
- Warm introductions to the right contacts when relevant
- Accountability tracking so the flywheel keeps turning
02
Corporate & Ecosystem Consulting
Innovate at startup speed
For corporations, accelerators, and organizations that need to connect with founders and move faster. With 18 years building ecosystems and running competitions like GAMIC, we design the relationship infrastructure that lets large organizations find, trust, and adopt startup innovation.
- Innovation readiness assessment and gap analysis
- Startup scouting and introductions to vetted founders
- Design and facilitation of accelerator-style programs or challenges
- Playbooks for collaborating with startups effectively
- Final report with actionable recommendations
03
Workshops
For startup teams, accelerators, and institutions that want founders not just inspired but equipped. We condense two decades and formal research into a working session, including the signature Driving Startup Success With Social Capital workshop, that sends people home with a method, not a mood.
- A 3 to 4 hour interactive workshop, including topics such as:
- Mapping your startup's network (structural capital)
- Building a narrative others can retell (cognitive capital)
- Running a reciprocity ledger (relational capital)
- Practical frameworks founders can use immediately, customizable to your audience
Ready to turn your relationships into runway?
The breakthroughs you are looking for rarely come from tactics. They come from access, and access can be designed. It starts with one question: where are the gaps between you and what you need, and who can bridge them?
This isn’t a sales pitch. It’s a first diagnosis. You’ll leave with a clearer map of where your next opportunity is hiding.