“When the field hockey stick scenario fails to materialize and the smart founder is hard to reach”
Dore often than not, life as an investor is a walk in the park.
You buy into a company, dream of steep growth curves – and suddenly the reality looks very different.
The business plans that once seemed carved in stone become a distant memory.
And who is at your side?
The smart business leader who promised you the stars from the sky and yet was so convincing in the sales process.
Doch plötzlich This is difficult to achieve and the question arises as to whether the current investment may not have been the best idea after all.
Problem definition
There you are, with an investment that feels like you’ve gambled too high. The figures that once sounded like sweet music to the ears are now dancing out of line.
The questions are piling up: Have we paid too much?
Is there enough drive in the company for innovation and change?
Can the management still trust the way? The whole thing is often garnished with a pinch of missing reports, excuses and apologies with a delaying effect.
Traditional solutions and their limitations
So what to do?
Perhaps send a team ourselves to give the management a helping hand?
Sounds good, but often ends in a dead end because our expertise lies in investing and not in the daily business circus.
Or how about expensive consultants, who then often take up a lot of management time, in the worst case even more confusion and defocusing with it and in the end end I quickly paid a hundred thousand euros + x for really nice Power Point slides listing in detail how the problems could be solved in theory (note the subjunctive mood), but at the same time I came a good deal closer to imminent insolvency. So that’s out too.
And the well-known advisory board member who scores with life experience but has been active for what feels like 30 years, is not sparing with clever wisdom and collects advisory board mandates like other luxury watches or vintage cars?? Yes, that also feels suboptimal.
Advisory Board as a Service: A new solution
Now comes the turning point – with our “Advisory Board as a Service”.
Imagine you don’t just get any advisor, but a whole team of experts who familiarize themselves with all the important areas of your company. Whether purchasing, finance, Operationssales or marketing – we have the experts you need. Our advisory board as a service brings more than just specialist knowledge; we see ourselves as entrepreneurs in the company who go to work with a hands-on mentality. We are the sparring partners for founders and CEOs and the voice of investors on the advisory boards of SMEs. Trust, integrity and loyalty are sacred to us, and an open, constructive dialog is our path to success. Are you interested?
Then let us talk and find out how we can support you on your journey.
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