Builder in Residence

I embed with founding teams to build, ship product, and gtm. 4–12 weeks, in the weeds with you, not on the slack sidelines.

This isn't a fractional consultancy thing. As a builder who's done this before, I embed in your team, focused on doing the work that actually moves your business forward. Strategy + execution.

Who this is for

Founders and teams who know where they're going, or are blocked, and need help getting there. Who have a product that needs to exist, or a gnarly problem to solve, but no one to drive it home. Who want to use AI but don't know where it actually matters, or how to use it without losing soul. Who are tired of building in a silo with no one to push back honestly.

What changes

The thing, the problemo, that huge impact opportunity that's been stuck finally ships. Your team moves faster because someone is driving with you, not pointing at it from the outside or back seat. You get an outcome in less time.

How we work together

Focused engagements, typically 4–12 weeks. In the daily work — product, marketing, execution, hard calls. When it ends, you're not dependent on me. You're further ahead and you know why.

What are you building?

Let's see if we're a good fit for each other.


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FAQs

Still have questions? Reach out at kennywgrant@gmail.com

I embed with your team for 4 to 12 weeks and I work like an owner. A builder that acts and operates as an owner. Almost like a co-founder for hire. Everything from standups, the backlog, customer calls, strong opinions, sanity checks, pushing things forward, the decisions nobody wants to make. It's not a check-in every other week sorta thing.
Accountability. I do the work instead of just recommending it. Some weeks that's shipping a feature, some weeks it's rewriting your positioning or sitting in on customer calls.
Napkin stage, pre-seed through Series A, 0 to 1, and 1 to 10. Usually founders who know what they want to build and need a hand getting it out the door.
It varies, but usually 1–2 days per week over 4–12 weeks. We start with a scoping call to figure out where the biggest leverage is, then I get to work. Could be shipping a product, launching a go-to-market motion, setting up systems — depends on what we need most. We can define and prioritize a plan together.
Yes — up to two teams at a time. This keeps the work focused and ensures each team gets real attention, not scraps. If I'm at capacity, I'll let you know and we can plan for the next opening.
Monthly retainer, sometimes combined with equity or revenue share depending on the engagement. Scope and pricing are set upfront after a scoping call so there are no surprises. Deposits are required to kick off.
Values + mission comes first. I work with founders who care about how things are made, not just what gets shipped. If the mission resonates and we both see mutual fit -> let's go! If it's not a hell yes on both sides, then no stress.
Based in Vancouver. All engagements are remote — I've worked with and built teams across North America, Europe, and Asia. Timezone overlap matters more than location.. and I'm happy to travel or share timezones with the right teams/projects.