“Rick is a practical, hands-on leader who knows sales and marketing inside and out. As a board member of our company, Rick is always willing to get his hands dirty, even to the level of helping us write our telemarketing scripts!”

— Chris Yeh, Symphoniq



 


A Few Words on Transitions


A Note From Rick Thau, Founder

Let's face it: not every company moves smoothly from start-up to successful exit. As Isaac Adizes noted, companies are like people: they inevitably go through various stages of life, or TRANSITIONS. Some can be helpful, others painful.

Often, founding teams need to be buttressed by experienced leadership; products once in hot demand need savvy independent analysis and new direction; or critical members of the management team need to be replaced. Bankers, while providing valuable expertise at the point of exit, don't like to deal with the "clean-up" or restructuring needed to add value to the company and package it correctly.

That's why you need Thaughtful Transitions. With decades of experience building companies, we can help transform your investments, get them back on the growth curve, package, merge, sell, or even aid in finding additional financing rounds.

Give us a call today.