Challenge: The founder’s technical brilliance fueled early success, but as the company entered the scale-up phase, he became a bottleneck. 

• Decision-making slowed as all major choices needed his approval. 

• New hires left, frustrated by a lack of autonomy. 

• Despite clear market demand, execution faltered. 

Solution: Using our Growth-Phase Alignment, we mapped the founder’s natural leadership strengths and identified that his Inventor role was perfect for early-stage development but unsuitable for scale-up execution. 

• He transitioned to Chief Innovation Officer, while a process-driven CEO was hired to lead execution. 

• Leadership coaching helped the founder embrace his new role without feeling sidelined. 

Result: 

• Speed of execution improved by 50%. 

• Employee retention increased. 

• The company raised its next funding round within six months. 

Is your startup evolving with its growth phase, or is leadership holding it back?