Some moments are bigger than a system install: a raise, a deal, a critical hire, a product that has to ship. These are bounded, event-driven engagements from the same operator and the same operating system. Each one takes my single deep slot for its duration, and each one ends by design.
Data room live before you need it, metric definitions with one source of truth, IP assignments actually signed, and a company narrative that survives a diligence pass. I've sat inside a nine-figure process end to end; I know exactly what breaks. Cheapest before the process starts; a fixed-fee sprint with a dated finish line.
AI-run deal diligence with an operator's judgment on top: findings normalized, mapped to actions, priced into the deal. A complete synthetic-deal demo of the pipeline is available on request, labeled as exactly that.
Role scorecard, structured interview kit, calibrated debriefs, and an operator across the table who has hired, promoted, and replaced executives at every level. Search-firm mechanics without the search-firm invoice, for the one seat that matters.
Founder-level ownership of a product initiative: market and product strategy through shipped code, at AI-native velocity, embedded in your team. Deep experience in compliance, quality, and operational software. This is the one deliberate exception to my no-line-ops rule: for the duration of a build, I run product and engineering. I don't advise from the sideline. I operate.
All special projects are scoped fixed, in conversation. One at a time; that scarcity is the quality bar.
Have one of these moments coming?
ken@foxheft.com