Capsyl Consulting
fixed term experts / capsuled solutions
our sweet spot
what we do
helping small & early-stage companies build strong foundations early.
People Team in a Box
Crafting talent (recruiting), people ops (HR) & culture practices, processes and systems, to set your team up for success.
BusOps + FinOps
Lean foundations to support budgeting, forecasting, A/P & A/R, spend & expense management. IT, legal, and marketing.
who we serve
pre-seed through series A companies | headcount < 100 | not yet hired a people pro | support to stretched teams-of-one
building a foundation
ready to scale
at inflection point
pre/post M&A or exit
transformation event
we get it
Our experiences range from prior “team-of-one” operators in early-stage (pre-seed through series A); leaders in scale-up, hyper-growth & pre-/post- exit stages; deep industry expertise in tech, climate and media; and work in private sector, non-profit and government.
private sector
(VC, bootstrap, PE)
non-profit, gov & impact orgs
tech
(software, AI, EV)
climate
(AI, hard-tech, mfg)
media & advertising
pricing
less good options
google + wing it (not good)
pay per project ($8-10K ea)
hire fractional pro – racking up billing hours + invoices
hire in-house and slow-build ($80-180K, varied experience)
the capsyl way
you decide term (30, 60 or 90 days)
you decide outcomes
flat fee monthly pricing
rapid build – a year of work in 3 months
build smarter
how we work
We’ve been on the other side of managing vendors & consultants, so we set out to create a better experience, aimed at achieving goals faster. Every interaction has an outcome, so we don’t waste your time (or ours).
beyond the lingo
get in our heads
Why People Team?
Many people cringe when they hear HR (or HR consulting) – a term that embodies punitive, reactive, and a outdated adversarial approach to business and employees.
So why People & Culture? The People & Culture term focuses on high-caliber talent as an enabler of the business. It focuses on employing a reach, recruit, and retain strategy – to attract & hire great people, then enable them with a proactive mindset, current processes & practices, and modern technology.
Right-sizing systems
Choosing software and systems to run your business can be tricky. Software companies have become skilled in targeting low-experience or non-subject matter experts, use paid reviews. It’s easy to see why early stage companies change internal bus ops software frequently.
We assess & implement for better feature fit, intuitive UX, low overhead, and scalability. We know the market, what terms & conditions you choose watch out for, and know the pitfalls and how to avoid them.
Our take on culture
Culture is not a ping pong table and a beer fridge. And it’s more than values taglines on a webpage. It’s principles & philosophies – demonstrated in practice.
Practices that can be seen and felt by your team include how you: recruit & compensate, onboard & ramp, communicate & meeting norms, tools & processes, decision-making, how you lead (and prepare leaders), transparency & trust, seeking & sharing feedback, and more. It’s not one silver bullet, but rather many arrows.
Fixing Finance
Lean finance support means knowing what & when to outsource, understanding specializations, what to automate, and managing task-saturation on leaders not ready for full time hires. Often early-stage companies wildly overspend on redundant support, are dangerously reliant on a google search, or hire bloated teams.
The perfect blend is rare: strategic experience, proficiency in current systems, strong ability in process design & tactical execution. But we’ve got it.
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Capsyl Consulting, Inc 2023