One Source Partners LLC

Front and centre in this Great American Economy is disruptive innovation and unimaginable technology advancements led by tech startups and backed by very ambitious PE & VC investment communities. Together, they are creating and delivering the world of tomorrow & beyond. Even now, our quality of life is forever improving as a result…
“However, from time to time, not everything goes according to plan, and this is where a Partnership with OSP provides both investors & startups with proven solutions to overcome their inhibitors and realize success; often even exceeding both investor & shareholder expectations”. – RN Samuels, CEO

Why OSP

$10MM Later… The tech startup investment has not met its delivery commitments and now it’s getting ugly… The list of inhibitors could be very long, though forward-looking next steps are the real concern. There are options, mostly of a financial / funding nature, however at the same time is this truly going to move the investment into the success pool? We’ve all been there; investors have little bandwidth to devote to the rescue business and if the current startup leadership possessed the means to execute, they would have done so. There is a 90% failure rate for a reason.

This is where a partnership with OSP shines!

As an internationally recognized leader in emerging technologies, business strategy & execution; OSP’s disruptive & innovative solutions have delivered over $25 Billion in revenue for our clients and partners. This includes 9 of the Fortune 50 & 12 of the Global 50. Collectively, OSP’s proprietary business process & best practices have been adopted by over 2,500 brands globally. This includes international brands, mid-caps & startups alike.

It is the early-stage tech startup world that our partnership value is most impactful given the delta of change is applied with greater speed, agility and acceptance due to a lack of embedded legacy systems and process to overcome. Further, the nimble & iterative OSP BRO / BPR approach is a perfect solution at this point in the growth lifecycle and always produces measurable results immediately.

Six Phases to Success

Please see below for a high-level snapshot of exactly how OSP’s proprietary 6 phase process works in rescuing these broken tech startups for our investment partners. Simply click on the titles 1 – 6 below.
Phase 1
Onsite Due Diligence
An OSP Executive Team Member will engage the tech startup onsite (2-5 Days) to gain a deep understanding of the current inhibitors, limitations and any potential failure points. The information gathered will be used in Phase 2 below for a gap analysis against the intended deliverables schedule. Please note, depending on where the startup is within the business and investment lifecycle, the due diligence may have greater focus on certain particular areas of the business. Further, a study of current and future risk is also very much at the centre of this process. All findings will be documented and shared on demand.
The Rescue Plan
Derived from the Due Diligence Phase above is “The Rescue Plan” which serves to provide a path forward to success. The plan(s) takes a very straight forward end-2-end approach to address the inhibitors & failure points now plaguing the tech startup. It is also very common that functional scope-creep has derailed the delivery schedule.

Frequently, OSP expert resources are leveraged on a limited bases to move the startup forward to the intended outcome of success. There have been instances where there simply is no option for success and if this the case, the report conclusions will cover this along with any assets the investor may want to leverage.

Further, the final presentation is intentionally structured to provide the investor with a very direct understanding of the state of affairs along with an easy decision model for next steps. As it means to reduce the barriers entry, both Phases 1 & 2 together have a very low fixed rate of only $25K.

Phase 1
Phase 1
The Rescue Plan
Derived from the Due Diligence Phase above is “The Rescue Plan” which serves to provide a path forward to success. The plan(s) takes a very straight forward end-2-end approach to address the inhibitors & failure points now plaguing the tech startup. It is also very common that functional scope-creep has derailed the delivery schedule.

Frequently, OSP expert resources are leveraged on a limited bases to move the startup forward to the intended outcome of success. There have been instances where there simply is no option for success and if this the case, the report conclusions will cover this along with any assets the investor may want to leverage.

Further, the final presentation is intentionally structured to provide the investor with a very direct understanding of the state of affairs along with an easy decision model for next steps. As it means to reduce the barriers entry, both Phases 1 & 2 together have a very low fixed rate of only $25K.

Phase 1
Execute & Delivery
Immediately following the Phase 2 Rescue Plan, “The Execution Plan” will begin with very strong project management on resources, metrics and deliverable schedule. OSP often takes an iterative incremental approach on the gap analysis provided earlier as this provides a tool to sort out the priorities and seek out opportunities to defer certain feature sets if not required for revenue capture. This applies to technology development as well as go-2-market.

The budget for this phase will have been presented in Phase 2 above. Any deferments can and will be addressed at a later date in Phase 5 below.

Review Results & BI
Once Phase 3 is complete and the startup is on track to its intended success model, OSP will perform several “Business Intelligence” actions to measure, enable and enrich executive & investor decision support. This is in both qualitative & quantitative form (data mining) as there should now be a critical-mass in place to produce a clear snapshot of the business & leadership performance. This can be thought of as another form of gap analysis focused on the startup’s ability to move forward in driving revenue, profit and eventually the intended valuation.
Phase 1
Phase 1
Review Results & BI
Once Phase 3 is complete and the startup is on track to its intended success model, OSP will perform several “Business Intelligence” actions to measure, enable and enrich executive & investor decision support. This is in both qualitative & quantitative form (data mining) as there should now be a critical-mass in place to produce a clear snapshot of the business & leadership performance. This can be thought of as another form of gap analysis focused on the startup’s ability to move forward in driving revenue, profit and eventually the intended valuation.
Phase 1
Re-Iterate & Aggregate
In Phase 5, we revisit any and all items which may have been deterred or postponed in previous phases. First, we re-evaluate & update the deliverables to ensure they remain current to the changes in both the business & market. From there, they are prioritized in terms of risk, revenue capture and value du jour now and moving forward. This may be in the form of aggregate products / services, expansion of the current offering(s) or even market expansion opportunities / partnerships, etc… All budgets, timelines & potential impacts to the current operations are outlined and considered when the final plan is put fourth for executive & investor review. Depending on the elapsed time from Phase 2, we may see significant changes here as much will have been learned by all vested parties.
Execution, Growth & Delivery
In Phase 6, we focus on effectively executing the list of deliverables derived from Phase 5. Much like in Phase 2; priorities are set based on resources, timelines, and budget. Does this phase require capital Investment or has the tech startup now realized the means to cover the budget investment themselves?

If not, then items may be postponed once again. In addition to ROI, forward looking opportunities and risks drive priorities such as marketing automation, extending data mining & aggregate service / product offerings. From this point forward we begin to run this as an established business rather than a startup given that revenue capture should be realized, thus focus becomes profit, valuation, growth-based opportunities & market dominance.

The OSP Marketing Automated process & solutions, including mass-personalized SFA / CRM have redefined go-2-market for over 2,500 brands globally. With customer retention out in front, many clients have realized revenue capture gains of over 400%. Let us save this conversation for another day, as we are here to focus on broken early stage startups and the significant value we provide at that point in the business lifecycle.

Phase 1
Phase 1
Execution, Growth & Delivery
In Phase 6, we focus on effectively executing the list of deliverables derived from Phase 5. Much like in Phase 2; priorities are set based on resources, timelines, and budget. Does this phase require capital Investment or has the tech startup now realized the means to cover the budget investment themselves?

If not, then items may be postponed once again. In addition to ROI, forward looking opportunities and risks drive priorities such as marketing automation, extending data mining & aggregate service / product offerings. From this point forward we begin to run this as an established business rather than a startup given that revenue capture should be realized, thus focus becomes profit, valuation, growth-based opportunities & market dominance.

The OSP Marketing Automated process & solutions, including mass-personalized SFA / CRM have redefined go-2-market for over 2,500 brands globally. With customer retention out in front, many clients have realized revenue capture gains of over 400%. Let us save this conversation for another day, as we are here to focus on broken early stage startups and the significant value we provide at that point in the business lifecycle.

Conclusions & Next Steps

In closing, whether VC, Institutional, Private or Angel Investor, there’s always an ugly one in the portfolio and what we choose to do next will make or break it for all involved. Having new & promising options such as what OSP offers here just makes an immense amount of sense for the investment community given the opportunity cost is so low and the upside benefits so high. For a detailed white paper of the proprietary OSP 6 Phase Process, click here to download .

As a final point, it is very much worth noting that OSP Solutions are not a cost, but rather an investment as we have always delivered an exponential ROI for our clients & partners. Failure is never an option… and we stand behind our commitments.

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