Field notes on strategy, value & capital.

Why PE and VC firms are hiring fractional Product, Technology, and Strategy leaders as deal-cycle operators to run 100-day plans, govern AI programs, and prepare regulated portfolio companies for exit.

What PE and VC firms should expect from an operating partner in regulated sectors: hands-on execution, portfolio-wide value creation, and credibility inside carriers, MGAs and financial institutions.

A board-level guide to modern commercial and technical due diligence for PE and VC firms investing in insurtech, insurance and fintech, and why proof now beats narrative.

UK MGAs are still expanding, but capital and buyers have turned selective. The winners combine specialist underwriting, clean data and credible AI governance. A board-level view for founders, directors and sponsors.

Founders, boards, and PE/VC sponsors in insurtech, insurance, and fintech increasingly rely on strategic advisors to navigate regulatory complexity, capital markets, and cross-border growth. Here is what that relationship looks like in practice and how to get the most from it.

Fractional Product, Technology, and Strategy executives are becoming essential partners for PE and VC firms and their portfolio companies in insurtech and fintech. Here is why the model works, what boards should demand, and how to deploy it effectively.

Most carriers bolt technology onto a legacy operating model and call it transformation. Becoming a platform — where data, pricing and distribution compound — is a different decision, and it starts in the boardroom.

Sponsors don't pay for activity; they pay for the few moves that change the exit narrative. A field guide to which operating levers a board should fund first.