BlazingRed Services

Board Advisory Services

We work alongside you at every stage of your revenue journey, bringing the commercial experience and board-level perspective you need for what comes next.

What We Do

The experienced commercial voice in the room

A Board Advisor is not a consultant who comes in, writes a report, and leaves. A BlazingRed Board Advisor sits alongside you at the most consequential commercial moments in your company's life, bringing pattern recognition from decades of enterprise sales leadership, fractional CRO engagements, and board-level advisory across AI and technology startups.

We work with founders at every stage from pre-seed through to Series A and beyond. The nature of the advisory relationship changes as your company evolves, but the core commitment remains the same: to be the commercial partner you can call before the investor meeting, before the enterprise deal, and before the hiring decision that will shape the next two years.

Commercial Strategy

  • Defining your go-to-market motion for each stage of growth
  • Pricing strategy and commercial model design
  • ICP definition and ideal customer profiling
  • Revenue forecasting and pipeline architecture
  • Competitive positioning and market differentiation

Sales Leadership

  • Building and structuring early sales teams
  • Sales process design and methodology selection
  • Enterprise sales motion for Tier 1 deal pursuit
  • Coaching founder-led selling through the transition
  • Sales hiring brief, interview, and onboarding support

Investor Readiness

  • Commercial narrative for fundraising pitches
  • Revenue metrics and KPI framework for investors
  • GTM section of the data room and investor deck
  • Preparation for commercial due diligence
  • Post-raise commercial planning and milestone setting

Board Participation

  • Attending board and leadership team meetings
  • Commercial review of board papers and reporting
  • Horizon scanning across enterprise AI and technology markets
  • Introduction to relevant enterprise buyers and partners
  • Sounding board between board meetings on commercial decisions

Network and Introductions

  • Warm introductions to enterprise buyers across our extensive enterprise technology network
  • Investor introductions at appropriate stage
  • Partner and channel referrals
  • Strategic hire introductions
  • Advisory network connections

Ongoing Commercial Guidance

  • Monthly commercial review and accountability
  • Deal review and pipeline coaching
  • Founder coaching on commercial leadership
  • GTM strategy review at each funding milestone
  • Exit preparation and commercial narrative for acquirers

Advisory support at every stage

The commercial challenge a founder faces at pre-seed is fundamentally different from the one they face at Series A. Our advisory engagement evolves with you. The intensity, the focus, and the nature of the support all shift as your company moves through each stage of the journey.

Pre-Seed
Finding the commercial signal

Validating the commercial thesis, finding the first paying customers, and proving that the problem you solve is a problem people will pay to have solved. This is founder-led selling with advisory support on positioning, pricing, and who to target first.

Seed
Building the commercial foundation

Transitioning from founder-led selling to a repeatable commercial motion. Defining the sales process, making the first commercial hire, and building the pipeline infrastructure that will support the next funding round.

Series A
Scaling the revenue engine

Taking what works and building the team, process, and structure to scale it. Enterprise GTM motion, channel development, partner strategy, and the commercial leadership that turns early traction into predictable revenue growth.

Growth
Accelerating towards exit

Building the commercial story for investors and acquirers, optimising the revenue engine for scale, and positioning the company for the exit conversation with the right metrics, the right narrative, and the right relationships.

Transparent pricing at every stage

We believe the best advisors should be accessible to founders at every stage of the journey, not just the ones who have already raised. Our pricing reflects the commercial reality of building a startup, with flexible structures designed for where you actually are right now.

Standard daily rate: £1,000 per day, no minimum retainer. Engage us on a day-rate basis for specific projects, workshops, investor preparation, or one-off commercial reviews.

Bootstrapped: Pre-Revenue

For founders building before the first pound of revenue
1 hour free consultation, no strings attached
Pro-bono: 4 hours per month on a 6-month contract, for founders who qualify. Apply below.
Sweat equity, up to 5% in lieu of fees where applicable

Up to £100k ARR or Funded

Early traction, first revenue or first round closed
1 hour free consultation
£125 per hour, minimum retainer 8 hours per month
£650 per day, minimum retainer 4 days per month
Sweat equity only, up to 5% where applicable

£100k+ ARR or Series A Ready

Scaling revenue with commercial leadership in place
£800 per day, minimum 4 days per month
Blended rate available: minimum 1 day per month at £500 per day combined with sweat equity up to 2.5%
Get Started

Start with a free conversation

Every engagement starts with a one-hour free consultation. No pitch, no pressure. Just an honest conversation about where you are and whether we are the right fit.

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