You see it before you can explain it.

Decisions are still made.
Conversations still hold.
Nothing obvious is wrong.

And yet—

something has already narrowed.

Fewer options considered in the founder’s decision space.
Timing slips where it used to be exact.
We’re missing something—but no one can point to it.

By the time it is discussed explicitly, it is already expensive.

There is still a window where this can be reversed.
Most realize it too late.

I am brought in where waiting for clarity is already a mistake.
4 days. No continuity model.

Capacity is structurally constrained.
Two mandates per quarter. On-site within days.

Q2 2026
One mandate remaining.

Access is restricted.