Engagements
What this costs, and what you get
Growth that isn't found doesn't announce itself — it just doesn't show up in next year's number. 54% of buyout returns now come from revenue growth; companies growing 30%+ exit at 4.0x their money, slower growers at 2.3x. The fee below is small against that gap.
Results across every industry
12 BHP R&D programs valuedPartners identified, and collaboration and field-trial terms negotiated.
9 applications filed in 2 weeksFor a new StanleyX product team, plus a trade secret plan after Iluka’s mid-eight-figure investment.
Three ways to work with us
The growth work comes first, and the rest exists to keep it standing up. Most clients start in one lane and grow into another.
Portfolio Architecting
paid on results
The growth engagement. We find where the next stage of growth comes from and stay through the decisions, stage-gated against milestones agreed in advance.
Monitoring
$5,000/month
Ongoing tracking of the technology, patent and market signals around your business, so the evidence behind your growth case stays current between engagements, not stale by the time you need it.
IP Management
from $1,200/month
A retainer to use as you see it, against a published rate card, for the work that keeps your IP position defensible and growth-aligned: trade secret programs, patent filing strategy, due diligence data rooms, freedom-to-operate and patentability reports.
Why the risk sits with us, not you
Portfolio Architecting is stage-gated: we don't get paid for activity, only for milestones you've agreed are met. That's a structural choice, not a marketing line — it means the cash cost is contingent on results, not on hours logged.
Questions about how we're paid
Can we start with just the retainer?
Yes. IP Management is the lowest-commitment way to work with us — a monthly retainer against a rate card, no long-term engagement required. It is the smallest door in rather than the main one: most of the value sits in Portfolio Architecting, and clients who start on the retainer usually move there once the fit is clear.
How is Portfolio Architecting priced if it's paid on results?
By milestone, agreed in advance.
Do the three engagements run together?
Often, yes. IP Management and Monitoring can run continuously in the background while Portfolio Architecting does the project-based growth work above them.