Why SH3PHERD? We are startup guides, NOT fractional CxOs.

Why SH3PHERD?

Why choose sh3pherd?

Startup Founders Are Forced to Wear Too Many Hats

80%

Time spent on tasks not within core competency

40%

Time spent on non-revenue generating tasks

20%

Time spent on tasks within core competency

Founders feel they need to fill talent gaps themselves. Often this results in an over-extension of skills with a long learning curve.

Founders spend over a third of their time doing time-consuming tasks like HR, accounting, and payroll.

Founders only spend about 1/5 of their time on things within their core competency.

Many startups kick the can down the road when it comes to key hires

Catch-22: Budget constraints prevent many early-stage startups from hiring key positions, or they end up hiring under-skilled talent, but this ends up costing much more in both time and money.

In most cases, early-stage startups do not need full-time leadership in many areas, but they need senior-level experience in those areas to help with guidance and execution.

SH3PHERD can fill multiple talent & knowledge gaps

for a fraction of the cost of one FTE

On average, a senior level FTE in any department can cost $20,000-$25,000 per month when taking benefits and taxes into account. Some may cost much more.

SH3PHERD can fill multiple talent gaps for 30%-50% of the cost of ONE senior-level FTE.

SH3PHERD will quickly assess your talent gaps and bring on the right senior-level professionals to fill those gaps as they are needed, usually for only 40-80 hours per month total.

Sh3PHERD is not a fractional CXO Service

Early-stage startups need experienced senior professionals to lead processes, not people. Often startup department heads are leading a department of one. Startups should not be hiring their first true (non-founder) C-level executive until close to their B round.

Startup founders do not need to hire outside CxOs to build strategies and lead people. They need experienced startup leaders to help them refine and tactically execute on the strategies they have already defined. SH3PHERD helps startup founders map out their journeys, stay the course, and navigate through each milestone effectively & efficiently.

SHEPHERD VERSUS FRACTIONAL CXO SERVICES

SH3PHERD leaders understand how to work with limited resources and they are equipped to tactically execute on strategies.

SH3PHERD provides truly fractional services and can provide more results on a part-time basis than an inexperienced FTE.

SH3PHERD focusses on early-stage startups and SMBs with a specific focus on accelerating time-to-market and small businesses cybersecurity.

SH3PHERD provides a cost-effective way for early-stage startups and SMBs to fill talent gaps that they cannot afford to hire for full-time.

Fractional CxO services provide enterprise executives who are used to having large resource pools to execute on their strategies.

Most fractional CxO services are focussed on placing interim executives to bridge gaps in executive leadership or to provide "try before you buy" options to customers.

Fractional CxO services focus on enterprise companies who need to fill CFO, CMO, CTO, CISO and other executive positions.

Fractional CxO services come at enterprise executive prices.

Sh3PHERD can help accelerate startups faster than startup accelerators

SH3PHERD provides added value to startup accelerator/incubator programs. While these programs provide coaching sessions with successful startup founders and leaders, they do not work along-side startup founders to execute on their guidance, rather they provide direction with progress check-points.

While the connections and community created by startup accelerators can definitely be worth the equity they receive, SH3PHERD can help founders execute and build upon the guidance they gained from an accelerator program without diluting their equity any further.

SHEPHERD VERSUS startup accelerators

SH3PHERD provides hands-on, targeted guidance while working along-side startup teams.

SH3PHERD provides a cost-effective way for startups to level-up their talent, often for less than what they gain from accelerator investment and without diluting their equity.