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Diagnose · FDO
Find the leverage
A senior operator embeds, learns the business, and identifies the highest-leverage things to build or automate.
● Forward-deployed operators + engineers
Operators who build.Engineers who ship.
ModelEmbedded
OutputWorking software
CycleWeeks · not months
Est.2026
Operating Co embeds senior operators — executives who now build with AI — backed by production engineers, inside your business. We ship real outcomes in weeks, not slideware in months.
Specification
Diagnose → Build → Harden
$1M–$100M revenue
PE portfolios · mid-market
Operator + engineer
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The gap
The gap
We close the gap consultants and dev shops leave open.
One side knows what to build but can't build it. The other can build but needs a spec. Our operators do both — diagnose the business problem and ship the first working version themselves.
01 — Not just advice
No deck-and-disappear. We build inside your business and leave working software behind.
02 — Not just hands
Our operators have run business lines. They bring senior judgment to the problem, not just throughput against a ticket.
03 — Production where it counts
Embedded engineers harden what matters — reliability, security, integration, scale — exactly where the business depends on it.
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What we do
What we do
A tight loop from problem to shipped outcome.
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Build · FDO
Ship the first version
We build working tools, automations, and AI-enabled workflows — fast, in your stack, hands-on.
03
Harden · FDE
Make it production-grade
Engineers take what works to enterprise-grade reliability where the business depends on it.
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Who it's for
Who it's for
Big enough to have real problems. Small enough that nobody senior is helping with AI yet.
PrimaryFOCUS
Private equity portfolios
One relationship, many companies. We embed across the portfolio to create value over the hold period.
Direct
Mid-market & growth companies
Roughly $1M–$100M in revenue, ready to build rather than buy another point tool.
Sponsor
Operators leading change
CEOs and operating partners who want outcomes, not another advisory retainer.
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How we engage
How we engage
Start small and concrete. Expand where it works.
STEP 01
Diagnostic
A focused, paid engagement that maps the highest-value opportunities — across one company or a whole portfolio.
2–4 weeks
STEP 02
Embedded build sprints
Operators and engineers ship working software against the opportunities that matter most.
Per opportunity
STEP 03
Operator-in-residence
Ongoing, fractional senior capacity to keep building and compounding the wins.
Ongoing
→ CONTACT
operatingco.ai
operatingco.ai
Let's find one thing worth building.
Tell us about your company or portfolio. We'll come back with a concrete first project — not a pitch.
Prefer email? Reach us directly · Case studies coming as we publish them.