Technology Advisor · AI Strategy Consultant · Operator

Derek Major

I'm a technology advisor and AI strategy consultant working with founder-led companies ($10M–$30M) on technology architecture, systems, and capital strategy.

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Derek Major

Philosophy

Technology is
structural leverage.

Most mid-market companies don't struggle because of market demand. They struggle because their internal systems can't support their ambition.

Technology is no longer an IT function. It is the architecture of how a company scales, competes, and creates optionality.

After building and operating a technology company for 17 years, navigating specialization, product transition, and leadership succession. I now work with founders who are navigating complexity, scale, and inflection.

I focus on clarity, architecture, and long-term value creation. Not execution. Not tactics. The decisions that compound.

Engagements

What I Do

I work with a small number of founder-led companies each year. Relationships are limited by design, depth over volume.

My ideal clients are $10M–$30M companies that are exceptional at sales, but underperforming on systems, technology leverage, and strategic clarity. Usually profitable. Usually at an inflection point.

Advisory relationships are limited. That's it.

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Approach

I've been thinking a lot about how mid-market companies are under-leveraging technology strategically.

The gap isn't ambition. It's architecture. Most founders I work with are already executing well, they just haven't built the systems that make that execution scalable and defensible.

The right technology decisions at the $10M–$30M stage determine whether a company reaches its potential or plateaus.

Advisory

If there's alignment,
let's think out loud.

I do a small number of advisory relationships focused on technology and systems strategy for mid-market founders. If you're navigating your next phase, I'd enjoy the conversation.

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