Product diligence before you invest, a 100-day plan after you close, and hands-on help when product is the bottleneck.
Book a free diagnosticDo customers want what the roadmap says? I review calls, tickets and churn reasons, not just the deck.
Is it ranked by revenue and retention, or by the loudest voice?
Is there a product leader who can scale with the company, and how is the team set up?
How long from idea to release, and how predictable is it?
Is the team using AI to build faster, and do the AI features drive usage and revenue?
What will still be hard to copy when AI makes features cheap?
You get: a short memo with a red, amber or green view on each area, the main risks and upsides, and the questions to ask management.
When product is the bottleneck at a portfolio company, I step in with a Roadmap Sprint or as fractional CPO. Typical moments: the product leader leaves, growth stalls, a big renewal is at risk, or the board wants an AI plan.
Every portfolio engagement is agreed with both you and the company’s CEO, so the founder sees it as help, not oversight. What I learn about the company stays between me, the CEO and the board unless we agree otherwise.
I am a Venture Partner at Copper Sky Capital and have led product at SaaS companies for 25 years, including Zuora through its IPO. I know what a fund needs to see and what a founder needs to hear. See how I work →
No. I work with other funds and their portfolio companies too.
On your deal timeline. Tell me the date on the first call and I will tell you what is realistic.
Either. We agree it up front with you and the CEO.
Yes, to present findings or a 100-day plan.
A free 45-minute call about your thesis and the companies where product is the bottleneck.