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OUR PRODUCTS
Companies
Venture
Companies
Venture

venture

We act as a strategic partner, providing an additional lens for deal flows for early-stage VCs and Private Equity. We help you attract and grow the 1% of exceptional start-ups that can cherry-pick partners and know what they want outside of a capital influx.

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#1 Portfolio Drop-in Q&A Strategy
Session
OVERVIEW

Get your portfolio flying. Offer digital or drop-in sessions at your office to problem-solve, sense-check and bounce ideas off a board-level business and marketing strategy consultant.

We provide strategic advice on:

  • Business into marketing objectives
  • Strategic advice on brand, marketing, creative and media channels
  • Campaign optimisation, team metrics and pivot requirements
  • Operational & tech efficiencies: audit of tech stack, industry specific
  • SAAS and software use: optimisation  and streamlining for cost efficiencies
DELIVERABLES

½ day x strategic face-to-face session or Zoom call

1 x Word doc with actionable notes

FAQs

Who is the session with?

Our founder, Laura Derbyshire and Hugo Jones, based in London

Do I need to provide any documentation ahead of the call?

This is a one-off consultancy strategy session. There’s no prep work involved. If you feel you need a more in-depth consultation, or are interested in booking a workshop, please email consultancy@oser.io

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#2 Fractional CMO
OVERVIEW

CMO-level thinking for a fraction of the price. Boost your portfolio with a better marketing strategy and ongoing CMO services to drive customer acquisition and retention, with investor reporting baked in.

We provide strategic advice and ongoing CMO advisory on:

  • Marketing strategy/plan
  • Business into marketing objectives
  • Media channel strategy audits
  • Proposition & market positioning
  • Brand strategy
  • Go-to-market readiness
DELIVERABLES

1 x hour strategic call

1 x page doc with notes from call

FAQs

Who is the call with?

One of our strategic consultants, based in London or the US.

Do I need to provide any documentation ahead of the call?

This is an intro CMO consulting strategy call, so there’s no prep work involved. If you feel that you need a more in-depth consultation, would like to book a workshop, or discuss a CMO retainer, please email consultancy@oser.io

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#3 EIR Consultancy
OVERVIEW

Start-up deal flow, brand and marketing due diligence and investment advisory, pitch deck reviews, business planning advisory and team structure advisory to optimise investments.

We provide EIR consultancy across:

  • Pitch deck reviews
  • Pitch panels/deal flow acquisition
  • Go-to-market viability.
  • Business planning
  • Team structure
DELIVERABLES

1 x In-house consultancy services

FAQs

Who is the call with?

Our founder, Laura Derbyshire, based in London.

Do I need to provide any documentation ahead of the call?

This is an EIR consultancy only, so there’s no prep work involved. If you feel that you need a more in-depth consultancy, please email consultancy@oser.io

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#4 Deal flow advisory
OVERVIEW

Get a news lens for prioritising deal flow from marketing, branding and go-to-market experts with our start-up scoring report. Mitigate risk and be in a better position to create ROI from your investment portfolio.

We will provide strategic advice
across any of the following:

  • Marketing strategy/plan
  • Business -> marketing objectives
  • Media channel strategy audit
  • Proposition & market positioning
  • Brand strategy
  • Go-to-market readiness
DELIVERABLES

1 x hour call with the start-up founders/management team

1 x analysis report + actionable feedback

FAQs

Who is the call with?

Our founder, Laura Derbyshire, based in London and Consultant Simon White, based in the US. 

Do I need to provide any documentation ahead of the call?

We’ll need the current pitch deck, financials, and a call with the founding team/managing partners.

How long does it take to get the analysis report?

1 week from the call and documentation being sent through.

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#1 Strategic/Creative Workshop
OVERVIEW

Get your stakeholders together and figure out your 1-5 Year business, brand and marketing goals to set yourself on the right path to achieve your objectives. Or run a session to inject some fresh ideas and creative thinking into your business and explore new opportunities. We’ll tailor a workshop based on your requirements.

DELIVERABLES

1 x hour workshop planning call

1 x Pre-workshop agenda + relevant pre-reads

1 x Workshop

1 x Post workshop notes

FAQs

Who is the call with?

One of our consultants based in London, Europe or the US.

Do I need to provide any documentation ahead of the call?

This is an advisory or trouble-shooting call only and there is no prep work involved. If you feel that you need a more in-depth consultancy, please book a few sessions or email consultancy@oser.io and we’ll be in touch to discuss your needs.

Laura's impact is EXTRAORDINARY.
A really good communicator and quick to 
implement her IDEAS. A real force for good.

DAVID TURNER, DIRECTOR CITYWIRE

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#2 Pay-as-you-go CMO
OVERVIEW

Want to check that your marketing strategy or customer acquisition campaign is in-line with your business goals? Could you benefit from a CMO level audit to optimise your current plan?  Or kick-start some fresh thinking and new creative ideas into your marketing campaigns?

Get expert help with the following:

1. Overview of business goals

  • Business into marketing objectives
  • Marketing state of play
  • Current issues or weak areas

2. Recommendations and ideas

  • Marketing channels focus
  • Campaign optimisation
  • Creative optimisation
DELIVERABLES

2 x hour calls

1 x Marketing recommendations

FAQs

Who is the call with?

The call will be with Laura Derbyshire

Do I need to provide any documentation ahead of the call?

We will be in touch once the payment is made to organise a time for the first call, and we will provide an email address for you to send through relevant documents and links to be reviewed ahead of the call.

LAURA DERBYSHIRE

23+ YEARS EXPERIENCE

Founder of OSER, Board Advisor and experienced CMO creating marketing strategies, creative ideas and optimising consumer acquisition campaigns for startups and global brands.

The STRATEGIC thinking from Laura helped us deliver a hugely successful GLOBAL CAMPAIGN driving USER ACQUISITION of our app.

RUSSELL SHEFFIELD, CO-FOUNDER TRACKD

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#3 Brand Identity, Websites & Digital Advertising
OVERVIEW

Access top agency level strategic thinking, design, creative and production across:

1. Overview of current set up

  • Brand identity/re-brand
  • Website design & build
  • Advertising campaign ideas
DELIVERABLES

FREE 1 x hour consultation call

Proposal based on client requirements.

FAQs

Who is the call with?

The call will be with Hugo Jones.

Do I need to provide any documentation ahead of the call?

We will be in touch once the payment is made to organise a time for the first call, and we will provide an email address for you to send through relevant documents and links to be reviewed ahead of the call.

SUITS ME

NEW BRAND POSITIONING

Re-brand for FinTech to drive customer acquisition post investment round across: new brand identity, website design & build and comms assets.

Highly INSIGHTFUL, reliable, and the ability to produce results BEYOND EXPECTATIONS. We would certainly recommend OSER.

MATTHEW SAUNDERS, CEO SUITS ME

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#4 Pitch deck audit
OVERVIEW

Get a fresh view on your pitch deck and secure the right investment, faster. VCs see thousands of pitch decks and invest in a handful - less than 1% of start-ups get funded. We help you get noticed by the right investor and understand which type of investment is right for you. We’ll provide a comprehensive review of your investor pitch deck:

  • Overall length, clarity, and design
  • Strategic storytelling
  • Financial narrative
  • ROI growth plan
  • Due-diligence and investment readiness
  • Recommendations for optimisation
DELIVERABLES

1 x hour workshop audit call

1 x follow-up call

FAQs

Who is the call with?

The call will be with Laura Derbyshire.

Do I need to provide any documentation ahead of the call?

We will be in touch to organise the first call and we will provide an email address for you to send through your pitch deck to be reviewed ahead of the call.

LAURA DERBYSHIRE

23+ YEARS EXPERIENCE

Founder of OSER, Board Advisor and experienced CMO advising across startup pitch decks and pitch practice, to create winning pitches, securing above the ask.

Oser is BRILLIANT at making the complicated seem so EASY. As a result, we QUICKLY secured our investment and were OVERSUBSCRIBED by +20%.

NICKY BADENOCH, CO-FOUNDER GENIE

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#5 Pitch deck template
OVERVIEW

Start your pitch right with our free optimised pitch deck, built with insights from early-stage VC investors, and a proven investment winning formula.

Fill in your details below and download your free investor pitch deck template.

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DELIVERABLES

1 x pitch deck template

FAQs

What do I get?

1 x pitch deck template (Keynote or PPTx format for Microsoft Powerpoint). You will be able to access automatically once you have submitted the form.

In the unlikely event of a technical fault with the download, please contact us at consultancy@oser.io