Founders Clinic - Two Focus Areas (Sales/AI)
A fast-paced, Slack-based session where founders and operators get real input on real problems from people who’ve actually done it.
This session focuses on two separate areas:
Sales/GTM
AI
You can ask questions in either area, follow specific discussion threads, or explore both.
This is open to anyone running or supporting a startup or scaleup. You don’t need to be part of the Fractional Consultant Community to join — just bring a challenge, question or curiosity.
How it works
This runs entirely in Slack.
Think of it as:
Multiple live expert threads happening at once
Like having on-demand access to a group of experienced operators
You can dip in, ask questions, leave, return and continue discussions in your own time
For founders
Ask questions and get input from multiple experienced operators
Go deeper with specialists in-thread
Pressure-test decisions quickly
Get practical perspectives, not polished theory
What you’ll get
Practical answers, not generic advice
Multiple perspectives from experienced operators
Honest, sometimes conflicting viewpoints
Ideas you can act on immediately
The two focus areas
1. Sales / GTM
Topics may include:
Closing deals more effectively
Improving weak pipeline or stalled growth
Refining GTM strategy
Structuring sales teams
Turning product capability into commercial traction
Scaling revenue functions
2. AI
Topics may include:
Where AI genuinely creates leverage
Practical AI adoption inside startups and scaleups
AI tooling and workflows
Using AI to improve operations, sales or delivery
Separating hype from useful implementation
Real-world applied AI experiences
Experts in the room
Sales & GTM
Operators who’ve built and scaled commercial functions.
Paul Kendall
Henry Walton
Sachin Kachhla
AI
Builders and practitioners working on real-world applied AI.
Philip Milne
Andrew Cartwright
Paul Kent