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You're Spending 25+ Hours a Week on Work That Shouldn't Need You.

Fractional COO leadership + AI automation gives $2–40M founders their time back in 90 days — for a fraction of a full-time hire.

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$20M+Revenue scaled as COO
7 yrsOperational leadership
90 daysTo operational independence
No equityMonth-to-month
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The Real Cost

Every Hour You Spend Firefighting Is an Hour You're Not Growing.

You didn't build this company to be trapped in it. But the math doesn't lie.

🚦Decision Queues

Your team can't move without you. Projects stall. People wait. Opportunities expire while you're in meetings that shouldn't need you.

⏰The 60-Hour Trap

You started this for freedom. Now you're the bottleneck, the firefighter, and the chief-everything-officer. When's the last time you left at 5?

💸The Invisible Tax

Your company is paying $6,000–$52,500 per week in founder opportunity cost. That's not overhead — that's your growth ceiling.

"If you're spending more than 15 hours weekly on operational work, your business has a $500K+ problem. Let's find out exactly how big."

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The 90-Day System

Audit. Approve. Move. Improve.

A structured path from operational chaos to founder freedom. Unlike every competitor, we show you exactly what happens after you sign.

01 Days 1–14
Audit
  • Full operational diagnostic
  • Calendar + inbox deep dive
  • Bottleneck mapping across 8 dimensions
DELIVERABLE Operational Diagnostic Report with priority matrix
02 Days 15–30
Approve
  • AI integration roadmap
  • Quick-win automations in under 48 hrs
  • Human vs. automated decision map
DELIVERABLE AI Blueprint + first automations live
03 Days 31–60
Move
  • Deploy automation across core workflows
  • Install team accountability systems
  • Reduce founder decision points 60%+
DELIVERABLE Automated ops dashboard + weekly reports
04 Days 61–90
Improve
  • Expand automation to secondary workflows
  • Hand off systems to team with docs
  • Build self-sustaining rhythm
DELIVERABLE Operations Playbook + full handoff

What You're Actually Choosing Between

The Honest Comparison

No competitor publishes this. We do — because you deserve to make an informed decision.

Full-Time COO Mgmt Consultant dpcrowley (Fractional + AI) Best Value
Annual Cost $250K–$600K+ $30K–$80K $108K–$156K
Time to Impact 3–6 month ramp Months of meetings 90 days
Risk if Wrong Fit 6–12 mo + $500K cost Wasted budget Month-to-month
AI Automation ✕ ✕ ✓ Integrated
What You Get Manages your team A binder of advice Builds + runs systems
Equity Required Typically yes No Never

"A full-time COO costs $325K+ with benefits and equity. A management consultant gives you a binder. We give you your time back."

Built From 7 Years on the Inside

The Track Record Behind the Framework.

$0M+
Revenue scaled as COO
0 yrs
Operational leadership experience
$0K
Role walked away from to build this
⚙
The Founder Freedom Framework™
8-dimension operational diagnostic · Applied to $2M–$40M companies
15–35+
Hours reclaimed per week
60%+
Reduction in founder decision points
90
Days to operational independence
$0
Equity. Ever.

These are the outcomes the framework is engineered to deliver — not marketing estimates. The 90-day system has been pressure-tested across operations at companies scaling past $20M.

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Every Sunday night I'd feel the weight of another 60-hour week ahead. Another week of missing my daughters' lives. Another week where the business I'd helped build to $20M+ was running me instead of the reverse.

I left the $325K salary. Not because the work was wrong, but because the model was. I don't believe founders should have to choose between operational excellence and having a life. I built dpcrowley to prove they don't.

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Representative Scenario

Framework applied to a $5M professional services firm · 22 employees
Before: 55-hr founder weeks, 30+ daily decisions, 4 hrs/week on email alone
Day 90: 35-hr week, 22 hours reclaimed, 12 processes automated

Transparent Pricing

No Surprises. No Sales Call Required.

While every other fractional COO firm makes you sit through a pitch to learn what it costs, we believe you deserve to know upfront. We're the only firm in this market doing this.

Tier 1 · Entry Point
$750 one-time

AI-Ready Operations Assessment

A 12–18 page diagnostic of your operations with AI readiness scoring, priority matrix, and 90-day implementation roadmap.

  • Full operational diagnostic
  • AI readiness scorecard (8 dimensions)
  • Priority matrix with quick wins
  • 90-day implementation roadmap
  • 60-minute walkthrough call
Best for: Founders who want data before committing to a retainer
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Most Popular
Tier 2 · Core
$9K /month

Fractional COO Retainer

Embedded operational leadership that removes you as the bottleneck in 90 days. Month-to-month. No equity.

  • 10–15 hrs/week embedded COO support
  • Weekly operations meetings
  • Decision framework implementation
  • Team accountability systems
  • Monthly executive reporting
  • Month-to-month · No equity required
Best for: Founders ready to reclaim 15–35+ hours weekly
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Best ROI
Tier 3 · Maximum Leverage
$13K /month

COO + AI Integration

Everything in Tier 2, plus custom AI automation builds that eliminate 15+ hours weekly of manual operational work.

  • Everything in Fractional COO Retainer
  • Custom AI workflow automation builds
  • Inbox + calendar AI triage systems
  • Automated reporting + dashboards
  • Integration maintenance + optimization
  • No competitor offers this structure
Best for: Founders who want maximum leverage in minimum time
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See Your ROI in 30 Seconds

No other fractional COO firm does this. Enter your numbers and see if dpcrowley pays for itself.

25 hours/week
$30,000
Your Monthly Opportunity Cost
$9,000
dpcrowley Retainer
$21,000
Net Monthly Value

See It In Action

What AI Automation Actually Looks Like.

Not buzzwords. Not promises. Real workflows, real time savings, real tools. No competitor shows this.

⬛ Before
Email Triage
150 emails/day → 45 min manual sorting → founder decision on everything → nothing delegated
5.8 hrs
saved/week
✓ After
AI Agent Triage
AI categorizes into Act / Delegate / Archive → founder sees 12 that need them → 5 min daily review
⬛ Before
Weekly Operations Report
Team sends scattered updates via Slack/email → 4 hours of manual compiling → still incomplete
4 hrs
saved/week
✓ After
Auto-Generated Dashboard
AI pulls from CRM + PM tool + accounting → auto-generated report → delivered Monday 7AM → 0 founder hours
⬛ Before
Client Onboarding
Manual 12-step checklist → 3–4 hours per new client → inconsistent execution → founder always in the loop
3 hrs
per client
✓ After
Triggered Automation
Welcome email + intake form + task creation + calendar scheduling → automated → 30 min oversight only
⬛ Before
Calendar Management
30 min/day of calendar Tetris + back-and-forth scheduling → no protected focus time
2.5 hrs
saved/week
✓ After
AI-Optimized Calendar
Focus blocks protected · Meetings batched · Auto-scheduling for recurring touchpoints · Zero Tetris
15+
Hours reclaimed weekly
20+
Manual processes eliminated
$4K
Monthly admin labor cost reduction

Tools We Build With

Claude AI · Make.com · Zapier · HubSpot · Google Workspace · Slack · Custom APIs

Dan Crowley — Founder, dpcrowley

The Founder Behind dpcrowley

Dan Crowley
Fractional COO · AI Automation Specialist · Father of Two

I walked away from a $325K COO role after 7 years — not because the work was wrong, but because the model was. I'd helped scale companies past $20M in revenue. I knew how to build operational systems that work. What I didn't know was how to build a life that worked too.

Now I bring the same frameworks, discipline, and operational depth that built $20M+ companies — combined with AI automation that didn't exist two years ago — to founders who are exactly where I was: talented, driven, and trapped in their own business.

7+ years as COO / operational leadership
Scaled companies past $20M in revenue
AI + automation integration since 2024
Building dpcrowley around being present for my daughters
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FOUNDER FREEDOM AUDIT

See Exactly Where Your Time Is Going

8 questions. 5 minutes. You get an instant score across 8 operational dimensions plus your exact weekly opportunity cost. Required before any conversation with Dan.

01 / 08
How many hours per week do you personally spend on tasks your team could handle with the right systems?
02 / 08
How many decisions require your personal approval before your team can move forward?
03 / 08
How documented are your core operational processes?
04 / 08
How much of your week gets consumed by reactive firefighting vs. proactive strategy?
05 / 08
How much AI automation are you currently using in your operations?
06 / 08
How clearly does your team understand priorities and what to work on without asking you?
07 / 08
If you took two weeks completely off, what would happen to the business?
08 / 08
What's your company's approximate monthly revenue?

Ready to Stop Being the Bottleneck?

Two ways in. No wrong choice.

STEP 1
Take the Founder Freedom Audit

8 questions. 5 minutes. You'll get an instant score across 8 operational dimensions plus your exact opportunity cost. Required before any conversation with Dan.

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FREE · 5 MINUTES · INSTANT RESULTS

STEP 2
Talk to Dan

Dan reviews every audit personally. If your situation is the right fit, you'll receive a private link to book a 15-minute call — no pitch, no pressure.

Unlocked after audit completion

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