1:1 support for founders
Text me when you're stuck. We'll figure it out together.
I provide 1:1 support, with a clear focus on helping you navigate the complexities of starting and running a business. The challenges are endless, so I offer strategic insights, tactical advice, and a safe space to discuss and brainstorm solutions.
Think of me as someone you can text or email anytime and if you need to talk through something in detail, we will find a time to chat asap.
What I'm here for
Strategic insight
Someone who's scaled operations from employee #2 to the founder's chair, helping you see the next move clearly.
Tactical advice
Org design, systems, P&L, fundraising, the messy day-to-day — concrete answers, not theory.
A safe space to brainstorm
Half-formed ideas welcome. Somewhere honest to think out loud, with no judgment and no agenda.
“Dan gives a refreshing view that is neither judgmental nor negative, focused not only on what you are doing but also the events that led up to it, enabling you to be the best founder you can be.”
Eric S. - Founder of Cora
My Background
Fifteen years across consumer tech, packaged goods, and AI, building the infrastructure, shaping the culture, and making the hard calls. Details on my LinkedIn →
Founding COO at JellyJelly — led operations and seed fundraising, and drove the pivot from audio to short-form, AI-enhanced video.
Founder of Finkel & Garf Brewing — built and scaled a consumer brand—100+ beers, 350+ distribution points—then transitioned from a self-operated facility to a virtual brewery model to improve margins while expanding distribution.
Employee #8 at Venmo — ran ops, culture, and growth strategy, and supported fundraising through the Braintree acquisition.
Employee #2 at VuMedi — grew a physician only video-education platform, resulting in a community of 27,000+ orthopedic professionals worldwide.
Currently advising Bubbl, and building Tenfold Agency, AI for Everyone, and 3:45pm.
FAQ
How does this actually work?
We start with a one-hour weekly check-in. From there, text or email me whenever something comes up — I'll reply fast for quick gut-checks. When a decision needs real depth, we book time asap and work through it together, end to end.
What do founders usually bring to you?
Most often it's strategy questions and half-baked ideas — those moments of indecision where you just need a gut check or a confidence boost. Beyond that: growth strategy, whether to pivot, how to turn something into a repeatable process, pricing, fundraising, hiring, firing — and honestly, sometimes that hard co-founder conversation you've been avoiding.
How much does it cost?
$750 per month, cancel anytime. The first conversation is always on me.
Is what I share confidential?
Always. Everything we discuss stays between us — that's the whole point of a safe place to think out loud.
Do you have references?
Of course, happy to provide them and any other information.
Let's talk.
Tell me what you're building, first conversation is on me.
— Dan