Founder-led · Available this week

Your seed raise is leaking deals. I'll fix it in 48 hours.

I'm James Dutton — a current founder running my own seed process. I've built the deck, the investor list, the data room, the model. I do focused, fixed-price reviews for other founders who can't afford a six-month advisor retainer. Fast, blunt, useful.

Fixed prices · Wise / bank transfer · No retainer · No equity

Four services. Fixed price. 48-hour turnaround.

Most popular

Pitch Deck Teardown

$500USD · flat

I take your deck apart slide by slide. You get a recorded Loom walkthrough plus a written punch-list of every weak slide, missing slide, and investor objection it triggers.

  • Slide-by-slide Loom review
  • Written punch-list (PDF)
  • Re-review of v2 within 7 days (free)
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Highest ROI

Targeted Investor List

$1,000USD · flat

A 50-investor list hand-matched to your stage, sector, geography, and check size. Each row: fund, lead partner, recent deals, warm-intro path where I have one.

  • 50 ranked, researched investors
  • Google Sheet, ready for outreach
  • Outreach script template included
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Pre-due-diligence

Data Room Audit

$1,500USD · flat

I review your data room the way a partner would on the night before IC. You get a written report: what's missing, what's red-flagging, what to delete, and a clean folder-structure template.

  • Written audit report (PDF)
  • Folder structure template
  • Red-flag checklist
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1:1 · Live consult

Founder Strategy Call

$1,500USD · per hour

One focused hour on video. You complete a structured agenda questionnaire first so we don't burn the clock on context. Then we go point by point — raise strategy, investor objections, deal terms, whatever's stuck.

  • Agenda questionnaire sent on booking
  • 60-min video call, point-by-point
  • Action-list summary after the call
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Bundle · Save $500

The Full Raise Check — $2,500 $3,000

Deck Teardown + Investor List + Data Room Audit, delivered together within 5 days. For founders 2–4 weeks from going out who want every angle covered before sending the first email. (Strategy Call sold separately.)

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"James is one of the sharpest commercial minds I've come across — he sees the business model angles others miss."

Mark Bouris · Founder & Executive Chairman, Yellow Brick Road · Executive Chairman, TZ Limited

How it works.

  1. 01

    Email me

    Click the service you want — your email opens pre-filled with the right scope and questions. Send it. I reply within 12 hours with a Wise invoice.

  2. 02

    Pay the invoice

    Pay via Wise, bank transfer, or international wire. The 48-hour clock starts the moment payment lands.

  3. 03

    Get the work back

    You get a Loom walkthrough, written notes, and a PDF or Google Sheet — whichever the service calls for. One free round of follow-up over email.

Book a slot.

I reply within 12 hours, Dubai time. If you need it faster, mention "URGENT" in the subject and I'll prioritise.

Pick the service you want, click below, and your email will open pre-filled with the right questions. Add a sentence or two about your raise and hit send.

You'll get a reply with a Wise invoice and confirmed scope within 12 hours. No charge until you confirm.

Email James directly