Now serving scaling tech across EU & US

Future-proof your leadership.

Strategic succession planning and executive mapping for technology companies that refuse to leave their future to chance.

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What We Do

Succession planning built for the pace of tech.

Succession Strategy

Comprehensive succession frameworks tailored to your growth stage. From emergency coverage to long-term leadership pipelines.

Risk Assessment Timeline Planning

Market Mapping

Deep-dive analysis of your competitive landscape. We identify and tier potential successors before you need them.

Talent Intelligence Competitor Analysis

Readiness Assessment

Objective evaluation of internal candidates against market benchmarks. Data-driven insights, not gut feeling.

Capability Scoring Gap Analysis

Emergency Planning

Bus factor reduction for critical roles. Know exactly who steps up and when, before the unexpected happens.

Interim Coverage Crisis Playbooks

Board Advisory

Arm your board with the insights they need. Succession dashboards, progress tracking, and quarterly reviews.

Governance Reporting

Transition Support

Smooth handovers that preserve momentum. We manage the transition process from announcement to 90-day review.

Change Management Communication

See Our Work

What you'll receive.

Interactive dashboards, comprehensive talent maps, and data-driven insights—delivered through secure, password-protected portals.

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Sample Deliverable

Chief Innovation Officer
Succession Plan

Explore a complete succession planning dashboard featuring tiered candidate analysis, competency scoring, market mapping, and interactive comparison tools.

  • 79 candidates across 3 tiers
  • Interactive comparison tools
  • Full methodology breakdown
  • Instant access — no login required
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Tier 1 Candidate
Engineering + Sports
Ready Now
Tier 1 Candidate
Founder/Entrepreneurial
12-18 mo
Tier 2 Candidate
Engineering Excellence
High Potential
Competency Coverage 92%

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The Problem

75% of private companies have no formal succession plan.

Every day without a succession strategy is a day your company's future depends on nothing going wrong. In scaling tech, that's not a plan—it's a liability.

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Leadership departures cost 200% of salary

Recruitment, ramp-up, lost productivity, team disruption.

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Average CTO tenure is just 3.7 years

Your tech leaders will move on. The question is whether you're ready.

3

Investors ask about succession in 94% of due diligence

It's no longer optional. It's expected.

CEO CTO CPO CFO COO CRO 5 CRITICAL ROLES • 0 SUCCESSORS IDENTIFIED
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Our Approach

A methodology built on 200+ executive transitions.

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Role Architecture

We dissect the role as it exists today and model how it needs to evolve. What got you here won't get you there—neither will the same leader profile.

02

Market Intelligence

Systematic mapping of potential successors across your competitive landscape, adjacent industries, and non-obvious talent pools. 50-100+ candidates evaluated.

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Tiered Assessment

Rigorous scoring against role-specific competencies. Every candidate tiered by readiness, risk profile, and cultural alignment.

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Succession Playbook

A living document with your tiered candidate pool, engagement strategies, development pathways, and contingency protocols.

Sample Deliverable

Interactive Preview
CTO Succession Pipeline • Active
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Tier 1
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Tier 2
43
Tier 3
Candidate A
VP Eng @ Series D
Ready Now
Candidate B
CTO @ Growth Stage
12-18 mo
Candidate C
Dir. Platform @ Big Tech
High Potential
Competency Coverage
Technical Leadership 92%
Scale Experience 78%
Cultural Fit 85%

Why Successr

Built by operators who've lived the problem.

Tech-Native

We speak your language. Series A dynamics, platform vs. product debates, founder mode vs. scaling mode—we get it.

Europe & US

Cross-border expertise from London to Berlin to San Francisco. We know the talent pools and the cultural nuances.

Confidential

Discretion is non-negotiable. Your succession strategy stays between us—not your competitors, not the market.

Trusted by scaling teams at

Series B+ Pre-IPO Scale-ups PE-Backed

FAQ

Common questions.

A comprehensive succession plan for a single critical role typically takes 4 weeks. This includes role architecture, market mapping of 50-100+ candidates, tiered assessment, and final deliverable creation. Emergency planning can be expedited to 2 weeks when needed.
Yes, we do. When you're ready to engage candidates, we handle executive search through our partner company Discovr, a specialist technical search firm. Better still, if we place a candidate identified during the succession planning work, we deduct the full succession planning fee from the final search fee—making the strategic planning effectively free when it leads to a hire.
We specialize in technology company leadership: CTO, VP Engineering, Chief Product Officer, CEO, and other C-suite roles. Our sweet spot is Series B through Pre-IPO companies where the stakes are high and the talent bar is uncompromising.
We never approach candidates directly without your explicit approval. Our market mapping is conducted through discreet research and our existing network relationships. All deliverables are shared via secure, password-protected portals with full audit trails.

Get Started

Let's future-proof your leadership.

30-minute discovery call. No pitch deck, no sales pressure—just an honest conversation about your succession challenges.

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