Private counsel for consequential moments
Ex-CEO (Exit to Honeywell) | Ex-VC (Exits to Google and Microsoft)
When what got you here stops working, and the next move actually matters.
Advisory for CEOs and founders facing complexity, scale, and consequence.
Direct, honest thinking partnership in the room where decisions happen.
Figuring it out. Facing product-market fit, scale, complexity, and consequence.
I work with CEOs and founders of companies that are still figuring product market fit, and are facing initial customers response, complexity, scale, and consequence.
Post stealth. Post product introduction.
$1M-$20M revenue, or on that trajectory
Leading real teams, real stakes, real pressure
Customized Coaching. Where it matters most. Results driven.
I work as a thinking partner in the room where decisions happen, not as an outsider.
Direct, honest conversations. Implementing operating and investing experiences. Challenging assumptions. Building buy in.
Holding both the business and the human behind it. Sometimes strategic. Sometimes personal. Always relevant to what is at stake.
Counsel for moments when the company is moving faster or slower than the CEO can process alone.
A typical engagement follows a structured journey through these key phases, each building on the previous to drive meaningful progress.
Deep dive into your current situation, challenges, and aspirations. We identify the core issues and align on what success looks like.
Develop a clear, actionable strategy addressing your most pressing challenges. We work through scenarios, trade-offs, and implementation roadmaps.
Ongoing support as you implement. I'm in the room for critical decisions, helping navigate obstacles, maintain momentum, and adapt as needed.
Guidance through the final stretch—whether that's an acquisition, IPO, or sustainable business milestone. We ensure you're prepared for what's next.
Operating, investor, and leadership experience applied to situations where clarity, buy-in, and momentum are needed.
01
Company facing severe financial distress and internal breakdown. Downsized, rebuilt leadership team, pivoted and redefined strategy, raised funds, executed turnaround, generated growth and flagship customers.
Exit to Honeywell.
02
Strong company stuck despite market demand. Identified hidden structural constraints in leadership and decision-making. Through a set of workshops generated renewed focus, momentum and growth.
Renewed growth and organizational clarity.
03
Post investment leadership friction blocking progress. Worked with CEO, investors and management team to reframe dynamics, rebuild trust, agree on vision and work plan, and reassured execution.
Generated leadership cohesion, unified vision, and forward momentum.
Quiksee
Acquired by Google
Yadata
Acquired by Microsoft
Kailight Photonics
Acquired by Optium
Impactia
Acquired by eWave
Twill Health
Acquired by Dario
Miltel Communications
Private Company
WDI
Private Company
PacketLight Networks
Private Company
Kedma Solar
Private Company
Kemtai
Private Company
CoreFlow
Private Company
Let Me
Private Company
DragOnFlow
Private Company
Cellergy Therapeutics
Private Company
OrGanuz
Private Company
VoiceItt
Private Company
CogniFit
Private Company
Bepex
Private Company
Glazkov CPA
Private Company
Tombolo
Private Company
"In good times and bad times, when facing a strategic decision or an important tactic decision, whether its recruiting an important VP role, raising funds, dilemmas with customers, delivery of important and complicated ideas, or go-to-market questions, I found having Shmulik at my side an effective treasure. Will work with him again in a heartbeat.
Danny Weissberg
Founder & CEO, VoiceItt
"Shmulik's strategic mindset, end-to-end set of skills and deep understanding in growth and scale, have contributed substantially to our success and resulting sale to Google. Shmulik has an amazingly warm personality and charm that is critical in crises. Shmulik can bring essential value to any entrepreneur out there in the wild.
Gadi Royz
Founder and CEO, Quiksee (Sold to Google)
"Shmulik understood the hectic environment of uncertainty that we are up against, and was there when I needed it, with his positive attitude. His wisdom and creative capabilities helped me a lot during endless tough moments. I always found myself with new perspectives, to reach the best decisions. As a professional CEO, I highly recommend using his services.
Amichai Bar-Nir
CEO, CogniFit
I share perspectives on CEO leadership, navigating uncertainty, and building resilient organizations through speaking engagements and public discourse.
I have been a CEO, taken a company From near collapse to exit, and sat on the investor side, taking companies from inception to exit.
I have seen what happens when strategy is right but leadership is not, when teams are strong but misaligned, and when CEOs are capable but alone in the moments that matter.
Today, I work with CEOs in those moments, not as a mentor from the outside, but as a partner in the thinking and decisions that shape the company.
Start with a 30-minute CEO conversation. Bring the issue that feels most consequential right now.
Request a 30-min CEO Conversation
