Engagement Architecture

Strategic depth.
Founder-led.

Three levels of engagement, designed around the structural problems serious founders are actually trying to solve. Fixed fees, never a percentage of ad spend. Direct founder access at every level.

Fixed fees · never % of ad spendDirect principal access at every tier90-day rolling · 30-day notice
Gateway engagement

Strategic Diagnostic

One-time · 2–3 weeks

A structured operational and growth-systems audit. We surface every revenue leak in the funnel — acquisition, conversion, retention, attribution — and translate the findings into a prioritized execution plan you can run with or without us.

Problems this solves

  • Where, exactly, your funnel is losing revenue at every stage
  • Which growth lever — acquisition, conversion, retention — has the largest gap
  • Whether your unit economics actually support your current ad spend
  • What the highest-leverage 90 days of compounding work look like

How we work

  • Direct data + analytics access review (no surface metrics)
  • Three to five interviews — founder, marketing, sales
  • Aditor + Lighthouse + funnel deep-dive
  • Unit economics modeled against category benchmarks
  • 15–25 page diagnostic document + executive readout call

Best for: Brands preparing to scale aggressively and unsure where the structural bottleneck actually lives.

Engagement fee

₹2L – ₹4L

$2,500 – $5,000

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Primary engagement

Growth Partnership

Monthly · 90-day rolling

An embedded strategic engagement for brands scaling through operational complexity. We work directly with founders and internal teams to rebuild the systems that turn marketing into revenue. Compounding work — not one-off campaigns.

Problems this solves

  • Acquisition cost climbing while conversion stays flat
  • Lead nurture and follow-up dying in scattered WhatsApp / spreadsheets
  • Tracking + attribution that cannot answer "which channel actually works"
  • Operational gaps slowing every experiment your team tries to run
  • No clear connective tissue between marketing, sales, and retention

How we work

  • Weekly strategy + execution review with the founder (60 min)
  • Embedded with your team — Slack, shared docs, no agency layer
  • Monthly executive review against KPIs that compound
  • Conversion, tracking, and attribution infrastructure built in-flight
  • WhatsApp CRM + lead automation included as standard
  • Direct Rishabh access — no account manager intermediation

Best for: Founder-led brands at ₹10–50 Cr ARR ready to invest in systems over tactics, and to compound a 90-day commitment into a multi-quarter trajectory.

Engagement fee

₹4L – ₹10L / month

$4,500 – $12,000 / month

Limited client capacity. We hold a small roster intentionally.

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Apex engagement

Fractional CGO

Custom · Application only

Board-level growth ownership — single P&L or multi-brand. Not a marketing executive filling a seat; a growth-accountable voice at the table where the decisions get made, across acquisition, retention, pricing, and operating rhythm. A Chief Growth Officer role taken on by the principal, fractional by structure, for companies where the work is too consequential for outsourced execution.

Problems this solves

  • Growth leadership absent or misaligned at the C-suite table
  • Multi-brand or multi-product growth needs strategic coordination
  • Investor / board reporting requires a senior growth voice
  • Team building, hiring, and growth architecture need an experienced hand

How we work

  • Full strategic ownership of growth + revenue ops
  • Board and investor reporting support as needed
  • Team building and senior hiring guidance
  • Multi-brand or multi-product orchestration where applicable
  • Equity-tied retainer structures available for the right fit

Best for: Scaling DTC / Ecommerce, B2B, or premium real-estate founder-led companies where growth is a board-level priority and a fractional CGO is the right intervention.

Engagement fee

Custom

Bespoke scope

One to two engagements at any time. Application-based by design.

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200+ growth partners and counting

From D2C and retail to technology — across India and the U.A.E.

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Where most engagements begin

Start with a real artifact, not a sales call.

Aditor is our free AI-powered audit — real Google Lighthouse, real unit economics computed against benchmarks, real diagnostic narrative. Most Strategic Diagnostic conversations begin with an Aditor report on the table. It gives both sides a shared, specific starting point — and saves you the discovery call that goes nowhere.

Run Aditor on your account

Free · 3 audits per email · ~90 seconds

Why fixed fees

We never take a percentage of ad spend.

Aligned incentives

Agencies on % of spend get rewarded when you spend more — even when you should not. We get rewarded only when we make you measurably better.

Predictable for both sides

You know exactly what you pay each month. We know exactly what work we owe. No surprise invoices, no media-mark-up game.

Strategy, not media management

Our work is funnel diagnosis, attribution, tracking, systems. Most of that has zero linear relationship to media spend.

Standalone infrastructure

The systems we build for partnership clients — available without a retainer.

Some founders only need the infrastructure, not the engagement. We package the same systems we build for partnership clients as one-time setups — lives in your own accounts, no monthly platform fee, you own the data. Growth Partnership clients receive these as part of their engagement.

WSD WhatsApp CRM

Complete lead management + WhatsApp automation on Google Sheets — AI-generated templates, Meta-approved sends, conversation logging, multi-step sequences, delivery telemetry. Lives in your own Google + Meta accounts. No vendor lock-in, no monthly SaaS bill.

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Setup

₹40,000 / $499 one-time

Annual maintenance

₹15,000 / $199

Platform fee

₹0 · forever

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Included at no additional cost for Growth Partnership clients.

FAQ

Questions worth asking

How is this different from an agency engagement?
We are a founder-led consultancy, not an agency. You work directly with Rishabh — not a junior account manager. Engagements begin with diagnosis, not execution. Fees reflect the scope of strategic work, not media management hours, and we never take a percentage of ad spend.
Why is the Fractional CGO engagement application-based?
It is a board-level strategic role, not a service tier. We can hold one or two of these engagements at a time, alongside a small number of Growth Partnerships. The application step protects that capacity constraint and prevents wasted conversations for both sides.
What actually happens during a Strategic Diagnostic?
Two to three weeks of structured work: data + analytics access review, three to five team interviews (founder, marketing, sales), Aditor + Lighthouse + funnel deep-dive, unit economics modeling against benchmarks, and a 15–25 page diagnostic document. Closes with an executive readout session and a prioritized 90-day plan.
What happens after the Diagnostic?
Roughly 60% of Diagnostic clients move into a Growth Partnership to execute the plan with us embedded. The other 40% take the document and execute internally. Both outcomes are intentional. The Diagnostic stands alone.
Is there a contract lock-in for Growth Partnership?
Engagements are 90-day rolling with 30-day notice. Annual prepay receives a 15% reduction, never negotiable beyond that. We do not chase escape clauses — if the work is not compounding, neither side should be in the room.
What if I only want the WhatsApp CRM, not the consulting?
Available as standalone infrastructure further down this page — one-time setup, small annual maintenance, no monthly platform fee ever. Growth Partnership clients receive it without additional cost as part of their engagement.
Why do you only work with ₹10–50 Cr brands?
Focus is the moat. Sub-₹10 Cr companies need execution, not strategy — we cannot do our best work for them. Enterprise (₹100 Cr+) requires internal political navigation that solo consultancies struggle with. ₹10–50 Cr is the band where strategic intervention compounds fastest.

Not sure which engagement fits.

Most conversations start with Aditor. It is free, it is specific, and it gives both sides a real artifact to anchor the first call.