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Get senior operational leadership that scales your startup from product-market fit to $20M+ revenue—without the $250k+ full-time cost.
Most startups between product-market fit and Series B need operational expertise but can't justify (or afford) a $250k+ full-time COO. Fractional COOs solve this perfectly.
You've found product-market fit. Customers want what you're building. But your operations are chaos:
You know you need a COO. But you're pre-Series B with limited cash, can't offer market-rate comp + equity, and hiring takes 4-6 months you don't have.
The Fractional Solution:
Get a senior COO (15-20+ years experience) who's scaled 5+ startups through your exact phase, starting in 1-2 weeks, for $60k-$144k/year instead of $250k+. They work 1-3 days/week focusing on high-leverage strategic work.
16-month engagement, 2 days/week. Fractional COO built customer success ops, implemented Salesforce, established hiring processes. Team grew 25 → 75 people. CEO freed up 25 hours/week for fundraising and strategy. Raised $12M Series A.
12-month engagement, 3 days/week. Fractional COO optimized fulfillment (reduced costs 30%), built ops team, implemented WMS. Gross margins improved from 42% to 54%. Profitable at scale. Converted to full-time COO post-Series B.
24-month engagement, 1-2 days/week (scaled up). Fractional COO built operations from scratch: compliance framework, clinical ops, patient onboarding. Passed SOC2 audit. Scaled to 50 customers without operational crisis.
| Scenario | Fractional COO | Full-Time COO |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Series A | $72k/year (1 day/week) | Can't afford / Can't attract talent |
| Series A | $120k/year (2 days/week) | $280k+ (salary + equity + benefits) |
| Series B | $144k/year (2-3 days/week) | $320k+ (senior COO) |
Savings = Extended runway. Every $100k saved = 6-12 months more runway to hit milestones.
Get senior operational leadership that helps you scale efficiently without burning runway.
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