Tier 03 · Operating Partner · By application

On-site, principal to principal.

Two to six months, scoped to the transition. In the team's actual meeting. Boards, founding teams, and ownership groups in transition. The detailed framework lives at /boards-and-teams.

You are applying, not booking Tier 03 engagements are scoped against the transition. The application surfaces the situation; the first conversation confirms or reassigns. Application includes mandatory cc to the other principals in the room.

Stan Tscherenkow

Architecting decisions · Engineering results.

Every application lands with Stan directly. Reply within 48 hours.

How engagements start

01
You apply A short application. Stan reads every one personally.
02
Direct reply within 48 hours Yes with a time. No with a reason. Or a redirect.
03
First conversation Sixty to ninety minutes. Tier confirmed or reassigned. Scope and fee in writing.
04
Secure payment A direct link. Paid before the work starts.
05
The work begins The conversation is the product.

Apply for Tier 03

Nine questions. Most applications take fifteen to twenty minutes.

Name

Phone

International format preferred. Include country code.

Your role and authority

Authority to engage. Tier 03 needs principal-level sponsorship.

Other principals to cc on the reply

Required for Tier 03. Multi-party engagements need the room aware from the first conversation. If you are still socializing this internally and have not briefed the others yet, enter your own email a second time and forward the reply when you are ready.

The transition or decision

Take the space you need. Specific beats short.

Governance structure

Helps Stan calibrate before the first conversation.

Geography and in-person preference

Tier 03 is on-site where geography allows.

Sponsor timeline

How did you find Stan's work? (optional)

By submitting, you are applying to be considered. Personal reply within 48 hours, cc'd to the principals listed above.