Services
Leadership as a Service for Seed–Series B Startups
Product Savvy provides Leadership as a Service, embedding experienced executives at the CTO, VP Engineering, and VP Product / CPO level to lead product and technology organizations through critical growth stages.
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We work hands-on with Seed through Series B startups to provide the leadership required to move from early traction to scalable execution, without forcing premature full-time executive hires.
Launch
Product Discovery and Validation
Executive Product Leadership
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This engagement is led by a VP of Product or CPO, working together with the founders, taking ownership of defining what to build, why it matters, and how it drives the business forward.
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We lead discovery as an executive function, aligning customer insights, business objectives, and technical constraints into a clear product strategy.
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Leadership outcomes:
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Define product vision and strategic direction
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Validate market fit and customer value at an executive level
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Translate ambiguity into an actionable roadmap
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Align founders, engineering, and go-to-market teams
This is ideal for founder-led teams transitioning to structured product leadership.
Product Management and Product Development Management
VP Engineering and CPO-Level Leadership
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We step in as VP of Engineering and/or VP of Product, owning delivery, prioritization, and cross-functional alignment.
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Rather than managing tasks, we establish leadership accountability across product and engineering to ensure predictable execution.
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Leadership outcomes:
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Define operating models for product and engineering
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Establish delivery discipline, metrics, and accountability
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Align roadmap commitments with engineering capacity
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Create sustainable execution velocity across teams
This engagement is designed for startups scaling beyond early builders into structured teams.
Product Bootcamp
Founder Enablement Through Executive Leadership
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This is not training in isolation. It is executive-led enablement, designed to help founders think, decide, and operate at the product and technology leadership level.
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We coach founders through real decisions, trade-offs, and leadership challenges they face as the company grows.
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Leadership outcomes:
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Strengthen founder decision-making in product and tech
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Establish leadership frameworks and operating rhythms
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Reduce reliance on reactive or ad-hoc execution
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Prepare founders to lead or transition to hired executives
Scale
Company founders and investors find their way to ProductSavvy when they are challenged with executing on their existing product growth strategies. This could be early on when they are finalizing their go-to-market strategies, or when having launched their projected ‘hockey stick’ trajectory is a little more horizontal than envisaged. Our support helps position our clients for the next leg of growth - be it by repositioning an existing product or working on a new product offering to take to the market.
Next Gen Product Development
CPO- and CTO-Led Product and Technology Leadership
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Next Gen Product Development is led by a VP of Product / CPO in close partnership with a CTO, ensuring that product strategy, customer value, and technical execution evolve together.
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We step in at the executive level to modernize how products are defined, built, and delivered, moving organizations beyond ad-hoc execution toward a disciplined, scalable product operating model.
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Leadership outcomes:
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Define product strategy and roadmap aligned to business growth
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Establish modern product management practices and decision frameworks
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Integrate product discovery with engineering execution
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Enable faster iteration while maintaining strategic focus
This engagement is ideal for startups that have product momentum but lack senior leadership to evolve their product development approach as the organization scales.
Product Turnaround
Executive Intervention for At-Risk Organizations
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We step in as interim CTO, VP Engineering, or CPO to stabilize, reset, and reorient product and engineering organizations that are underperforming.
This is a leadership intervention, not an advisory exercise.
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Leadership outcomes:
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Diagnose root causes across product, tech, and org design
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Restructure teams, processes, and ownership models
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Reset roadmaps and delivery expectations
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Restore execution confidence with investors and boards
R&D Reconfiguration
Executive-Level Engineering and Product Organization Reset
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R&D Reconfiguration is a hands-on executive intervention, led by an interim CTO, VP Engineering, or CPO, designed to realign product and engineering organizations that are no longer scaling effectively.
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We take ownership of diagnosing structural, technical, and organizational issues, then lead the transition to a healthier, more predictable R&D model.
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Leadership outcomes:
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Redesign R&D organization structure, roles, and ownership
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Reset engineering processes, delivery expectations, and metrics
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Address technical debt and architectural constraints
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Restore execution confidence across leadership, investors, and teams
This engagement is most effective for Seed–Series B companies experiencing delivery breakdowns, leadership gaps, or growing pains as they transition from early execution to sustained scale.
Advise
Technical Due Diligence for Investors and M&A
Executive-Level Product and Technology Assessment
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We provide independent, executive-grade due diligence for investors, boards, and acquirers, led by experienced CTOs and product leaders.
Our assessments focus on risk, scalability, and leadership maturity, not just code quality.
Leadership outcomes:
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Evaluate architecture, delivery capability, and roadmap risk
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Assess leadership gaps and organizational scalability
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Provide clear, actionable recommendations
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Support investment, acquisition, or restructuring decisions