Fractional Chief of Staff — Early-Stage Founders
I embed alongside early-stage founders as a fractional Chief of Staff — handling operational chaos, legal organization, and strategic clarity so you can focus on building.
What you're actually getting
"Nomos — the ancient Greek principle of law, order, and the foundation upon which lasting institutions are built."
The philosophy behind the name
Three Pillars
Most founders are wearing too many hats across operations, legal, and strategy. I come in as a fractional Chief of Staff and take the weight off all three.
Calendar management, scheduling, task organization, workflow design — all the operational infrastructure that keeps a founder moving. Think executive assistant meets Chief of Staff, without the full-time overhead.
Cap table management, corporate document organization, data room cleanup, investor meeting prep, pitch storytelling and narrative building. Attorney-level precision — without the attorney billing rate.
A trusted, objective voice before major decisions. I serve as your right hand for strategic thinking — pressure-testing ideas, stress-testing plans, and making sure you're not deciding in a vacuum.
What's Included
Below is exactly what I handle across each pillar. This isn't a list of vague deliverables — it's what I actually do.
01
Executive Assistant + Chief of Staff
02
CA-Licensed Attorney — NOT Legal Advice
03
Right Hand Strategic Advisor
Before & After
Click each tab to see a realistic before/after across operations, legal docs, and strategy. This is what working with a fractional Chief of Staff actually changes.
⚠ Before — Founder's Week
✓ After — Same Week, Structured
⚠ Before — Typical Startup Folder
✓ After — Clean Data Room
⚠ Before — Deciding Without a Sounding Board
Founder is about to offer $180K + 2% equity to a candidate they met twice. No reference check. No competing offer. No comp benchmarking done. Feels right.
Planning to raise a $2M seed in 6 weeks. Current runway: 4 months. No warm intros. Pitch deck last updated 3 months ago. No financial model prepared.
About to announce a "strategic partnership" on LinkedIn — but the agreement isn't signed yet, terms are still being negotiated, and the other party hasn't approved the announcement.
Thinking about cutting prices 40% to win a big enterprise deal. No analysis of margin impact. No consideration of what it signals to existing customers.
✓ After — Decisions With Objective Input
Ran comp benchmarking: role is $20K over market. Identified 3 reference contacts. Suggested trial project before offer. Equity reduced to 1.2% with a 4-year vest cliff. Offer now defensible.
Pushed raise by 8 weeks to hit a product milestone. Identified 12 warm intro paths through existing network. Updated deck and model. Runway extended via small bridge from existing angel.
Held announcement until agreement is countersigned. Drafted joint press language with the partner. Announcement now protects both parties and lands with more credibility.
Modeled margin impact: deal would be unprofitable at -40%. Structured a volume-tiered discount instead. Enterprise deal preserved, margin maintained, existing customers unaffected.
Pricing
One flat monthly rate for the full fractional CoS engagement, or individual service subscriptions if you need something specific.
All three pillars: operations and executive support, legal ops and investor readiness, and objective strategic advisory. One relationship, one point of contact, everything covered.
Individual Services
Ops 01
$250
A deep review of how you're currently running your day — where time is lost, what's slipping, and what needs to change.
Ops 02
$500
Full redesign and implementation of a workflow system that actually works — built around your schedule and priorities.
Legal 03
$750
Full document review, data room cleanup, cap table check, and investor prep — so you walk into conversations confident.
Strategy 04
$750
An objective sounding board for major decisions — hiring, pricing, partnerships, fundraising — before you commit.
All engagements are project-based or monthly. No long-term contracts required. A note: I'm a California-licensed attorney, but individual service engagements are operational and advisory — not legal advice. For drafting, litigation, or legal strategy, you'll still need counsel.
Who This Is For
You've got enough to build something real — but not enough to hire a full ops team, a GC, and a strategic advisor separately.
Moving fast, wearing every hat, and starting to feel cracks. You need operational infrastructure and someone to think alongside you — without the full-time hire.
Investors are asking for documents. Meetings are coming. You want someone to make sure you're ready — not someone who bills you $500/hr to organize your own files.
You're about to hire a key person, close a deal, or pivot the product. You want an objective voice — not your investors, not your co-founder. Just honest, informed perspective.
Contact
No pressure. Just an honest conversation about whether this is the right fit for where you're at right now.
Thanks for reaching out. I'll be in touch within 1–2 business days.
Taking on a small number of early-stage founders right now. Full-service engagements are limited to keep quality high.
I'm a licensed California attorney. My legal ops work covers document organization, cap table management, data room cleanup, and investor prep — not legal advice, drafting, or representation. For those, you'll still need counsel. What I do makes sure you're not wasting their time on things you could've organized first.