Fractional COO + AI Integration · Founder-Led Companies · $2M–$40M

Twenty-five hours of your week belong to work that shouldn't need you.

I take the operating seat inside your company and build the system that runs without you. COO leadership plus AI integration, live inside 90 days. No equity. No $325K hire.

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$20M+
Revenue scaled as COO
7 yrs
Operational leadership
90 days
To operational independence
60%+
Founder decisions removed

The Weekly Bleed

Run your own numbers.

Every hour you spend inside operations is billed against growth. The founders I audit are paying between $6,000 and $52,500 a week for the privilege, and most have never seen the figure written down.

Set the two lines on the worksheet. The math does the rest.

Get your full 8-dimension score
Worksheet 01Founder Opportunity Cost
25 hrs
$300
Weekly bleed$7,500
Carried across 52 weeks× 52
Annual cost of the seat you haven't filled$390,000

This figure is your growth ceiling, itemized.

The 90-Day Install

Four moves. One quarter.
The whole schedule, before you sign.

Most firms in this market hide the engagement behind a sales call. Here is exactly what happens, what you receive, and when you receive it.

01
Days 1–14

Audit

  • Full operational diagnostic
  • Calendar and inbox teardown
  • Bottleneck map across 8 dimensions
You receiveDiagnostic report with priority matrix
02
Days 15–30

Approve

  • AI integration roadmap
  • First automations live within 48 hours of sign-off
  • Human vs. machine decision map
You receiveAI blueprint, first workflows running
03
Days 31–60

Move

  • Automation deployed across core workflows
  • Team accountability systems installed
  • Founder decision points cut 60%+
You receiveLive operations dashboard, weekly reporting
04
Days 61–90

Improve

  • Secondary workflows automated
  • Systems documented and handed to your team
  • Self-sustaining operating rhythm
You receiveOperations playbook, full handoff
10–80–10

You hold the first 10 percent of every decision and the last 10 percent. The system runs the middle 80. You stay in command of the business. You just stop carrying it.

Pricing, Published

No sales call required
to see a number.

Every other firm in this market makes you sit through a pitch to learn what it costs. The full rate card is below. AI integration is included in every tier, never sold as an add-on.

Tier 1 · The Install

90-Day Engagement

$27,000
One engagement · Fixed scope

The complete four-move system, diagnostic through handoff. You end the quarter with documented operations, live automation, and a team that runs without you in the loop.

Term90 days
Onboarding + setup$5,000 one-time
AI integrationIncluded
EquityNone
Start with the audit
Tier 2 · The Standing Seat

Annual Retainer

$7,500
Per month · 12 months

Embedded COO leadership for the full year. I build the system, then stay in the seat to run it, expand it, and hold your team to it while you work the top of the business.

Term12 months
Onboarding + setup$5,000 one-time
AI integrationIncluded
EquityNone
Start with the audit
Tier 3 · The Deep Seat

Embedded Partnership

$14,000
Per month · 12 months

The deepest engagement I offer. Expanded operator presence across every function, custom AI builds on a standing basis, and direct execution inside your business every week.

Term12 months
Onboarding + setup$5,000 one-time
AI integrationCustom builds
EquityNone
Start with the audit

Every tier carries a one-time $5,000 onboarding and setup fee, due at signing. It covers the diagnostic infrastructure, tooling, and system access that make Day 1 productive.

What you are actually choosing between

The seatAnnual costTime to impactIf it's the wrong fitWhat you get
Full-time COO $250K–$600K + equity 3–6 month ramp 6–12 months lost, $500K+ Manages your team
Management consultant $30K–$80K Months of meetings A binder and an invoice Recommendations
dpcrowley. $32K–$173K Live in 90 days Fixed scope, no equity at risk Systems built and run

From the Founder

Every Sunday night I felt the weight of another 60-hour week. Another week of missing my daughters' lives while a business I had helped build past $20M ran me instead of the reverse.

The work was right. The model was broken. I walked away from the $325K seat to fix the model, because no founder should have to choose between operational excellence and a life.

So the terms are simple. I take the seat. I build the system. I stay until it runs without either of us.

Dan Crowley Founder, dpcrowley. · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Founder Freedom Audit

Eight questions.
Five minutes. Your number
at the end.

An instant score across 8 operational dimensions, plus your exact weekly opportunity cost. I read every submission personally. If the fit is right, you receive a private link to a 15-minute call. No pitch, no deck, no follow-up sequence.

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CostFree
Length8 questions, 5 min
ResultsInstant
Reviewed byDan, personally
Required beforeAny call