SproutVest
SproutVest helps founders, funds, and family offices find the cracks before they cost revenue: fractional CPO engagements, venture strategy, and operator coaching, backed by two acquisitions and $1.33B+ in documented revenue impact. Founded by Erick Watson.
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$1.22B incremental ARR
Unlocked $1.22B in incremental ARR by surfacing high-leverage signals in sales data.
Read case study →$3.3M raised, research to spin-out
Spun out Randamu and secured $3.3M pre-seed, creating a repeatable spin-out playbook.
Read case study →34M+ members, Fortune 50
Improved digital adoption (10%), CSAT (7%), and call reduction (6%) across member portal.
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No. 3 · Free
The utility territory map for 1 to 50 MW compute projects in Louisiana. The announced gigawatts belong to the announcers; what is left gets negotiated parcel by parcel.
No. 2 · $199
A buyer's guide to the open and closed models on the market, written for mid-market teams who have to pick one and live with the consequences.
No. 1 · Free
A free report on the economics of AI compute: the real cost stack, a worked cost model across on-demand, reserved, and owned paths, and the four questions investors should ask.
Any three of these is a pattern, not bad luck. Take the diagnostic →
The Trellis Leadership Diagnostic is free, 24 items across six dimensions, with results immediately. If you would rather just talk, book thirty minutes.
Six to eight weeks against defined deliverables agreed before it starts, so you know what you are buying and when it lands.
Engagements run six to twelve months at two to four days a week, on a deliverable cadence rather than a retainer that bills for attendance.
Usually led by Erick Watson as fractional CPO, with additional PM, design, and PMM capacity as needed.
The Yield Sprint runs 6–8 weeks to test commercial narratives, often expanding into 6–12 month embedded roles.
Diligencing studios, labs, and protocol foundations or accelerating portfolio companies.
Site selection, power procurement, interconnection diligence, and owner's representation for data center and AI compute projects in the 1 to 50 MW range.
Develop the founder, not just the product. 1:1 coaching for founder-CEOs and product executives, from $4,000/mo. Learn more →
Engagements run six to twelve months at two to four days a week. We cap the practice at two to three clients at a time so the work stays hands-on. Current availability: two slots.
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