Founding Partners
Five companies. Founder-led
from day one. By conversation only.
Anchor is opening five founding partnerships. Each one works directly with me, gets the full managed experience, and locks a founder rate that never reopens. This is not a sale. It is the ground floor of a premium service, offered once.
What a founding partnership is
You are one of the first five to run Anchor.
Founder-led, every cycle
You work directly with me on every cycle. Onboarding, your first deep review, and your yearly review are all led by me, in person where you are across Texas and the Gulf Coast.
The full managed experience
Four analysis cycles a year for three years, not the standard two. More data, deeper engagement, a closer watch on the people who matter most.
A rate that never reopens
Your rate is locked for three years. When founding closes, it closes for good.
You shape the product
For the first six months, your input goes straight into how Anchor grows. You are building this with me, not buying a finished box.
Named, with your blessing
You are named, with your approval, as one of the companies that saw it first. We never share anything you have not approved.
What it costs
I publish our pricing. All of it.
You should never have to ask a company what something costs. Standard Anchor is $500 per employee per year, with two analysis cycles included.
Standard, per employee per year
Founding partner, flat per year
A note on the numbers. Standard includes two cycles a year. Founding includes four. A standard customer who wanted four cycles would pay around $70,000 for a 100-person company. The founding rate of $35,000 is half that, with me delivering it personally. It is a true founder rate, offered once, to the first five.
Why only five
Five companies, my full attention.
Five is enough to prove Anchor across different kinds of companies. It is also the most I can serve at this level while finishing the product the way it deserves to be finished. I would rather give five companies my full attention than give fifty a fraction of it.
Three of the five slots are held for energy services companies. Two are open to any industry.
What I ask of you
A twelve-month commitment to start, paid yearly up front.
Real use. Managers read the analyses. Leadership backs the work. Anchor only works when the company actually uses it, so this is the one thing I hold firm on.
Willingness to be referenced once you have seen the value. Your name, your company, your story, and only what you approve.
Conditions apply. See the partnership agreement.
Why I am doing this
I spent two decades managing teams in energy services. I watched good people walk out doors we should have seen them heading for. Not because anyone stopped caring, but because nothing in place was built to catch it in time.
Anchor is what I wish I had then. The founding program is how I make sure it solves the real problem, the one operators actually face on a Tuesday morning, and not the tidy version a founder imagines from a spreadsheet. Lower revenue per partner in year one is a trade I am making on purpose. What I get back is five companies shaping something built to last.
How to become a founding partner
A conversation, not a checkout.
Slots fill in the order conversations finish, not the order forms arrive. When the fifth is spoken for, founding closes.
Tell me you are interested
Use the form below. It takes two minutes.
I do my homework
I follow up within two days, once I have read up on your company and I am ready to talk.
A 20-minute conversation
We talk about what is happening with your team and whether Anchor is the right fit. No pitch theater.
A founding slot, if it fits
If it is a real fit and the need is real, I offer you a founding slot on that call.
Request a conversation
Tell me about your team. I follow up within two days, once I have done my homework on your company and I am ready to talk.
Questions
How many founding slots are left?
5 of five remain.
What if more than five companies are ready to commit?
The first five to finish a discovery conversation and commit get the slots. Everyone after that joins at standard pricing, which is still a strong deal.
Is the founding rate public, or just for me?
It is public. Every rate is on this page. You should not have to ask a company what it charges, and you will not have to ask us.
I have more than 250 employees. How does it scale?
Above 250 employees we talk it through directly. Every large partnership is its own conversation.
I have fewer than 100 employees. Does the rate come down?
The $35,000 founding rate covers any team up to 100. Whether it comes down for a smaller team is something we work out together during our conversation.
What happens after my three years?
It reverts to the standard two cycles a year, unless you elect to keep four cycles at the add-on rate.
Can I cancel before twelve months?
Founding is an annual prepay with a twelve-month minimum. There is no mid-year refund, and a conditional refund tied to proper use applies.
What does founder-led delivery actually mean?
It means I am there in person. When your analysis is ready, I roll out the findings in a planned meeting, on your schedule, and walk you through what we found. I sit with your managers, one team at a time, to talk through their people, help them read the brief, and show them how to run the interventions and log what they do. It is a full, in-person consultation, not a login and a link.
How does the product roadmap input work?
As you use Anchor and we add new features, we talk through what you need, what is working, and what is not. Your experience shapes what gets built next. You are part of how the product grows, not a name on a feedback form.
Can I refer another company to the program?
Yes, and they are truly appreciated. If you know a company that would be a fit for this first group, send them my way.
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