SimplifyCOO is the right hand and CDRO (that’s Chief Distraction-Removing Officer, of course) for busy founders and business owners. I am an experienced operator deployed into your business, and my job is to take stuff off your plate, make your professional life easier, and make your company run more efficiently and smoothly. This function is sometimes referred to as a fractional COO (Chief Operating Officer) or an integrator.
Why SimplifyCOO?
I often get asked, “why shouldn’t I just hire a full-time COO or business operator?” Great question! There are a few reasons why it might make sense to choose SimplifyCOO instead:
You don’t have the time to dedicate to hiring someone full-time
Finding a great COO can be a huge time-suck for a CEO. For someone who’s already incredibly busy from keeping all the HR, Finance, Marketing, Legal, Compliance, and Operations balls in the air, it simply may not be possible to dedicate the time to finding a great hire.
SimplifyCOO lets you skip the hiring process entirely. You could bring us on as soon as tomorrow.
You don’t need someone full-time
Most companies with fewer than 50 employees don’t need a full-time COO. Why pay a full-time salary plus benefits and bonuses when you really only need someone part-time?
SimplifyCOO has three cost-effective package options, all of which cost significantly less than hiring a full-time equivalent. Since SimplifyCOO works on contract, you also don’t pay for benefits, payroll taxes, or end-of-year bonuses like you would for a full-time employee. These can add an additional 50% to 100% of costs to the company on top of an employee’s salary. No thanks!
You want experience and expertise from the world of fast-growth startups
My name is Max Wenneker – I am the founder of SimplifyCOO and the person who will be deployed into your business. I was an early employee at Uber, an executive at Incredible Health when they raised their unicorn Series B round, and have been a fractional COO and operations executive for many fast-growth startups over the last half-decade. I have worn the HR, Marketing, Ops, Legal, and Compliance hats many times before, and I have the experience of helping CEOs like you by taking on those functions and allowing you to spend more time on building your business.
A right hand to busy founders
Keep your business running every day – payroll, accounts payable, systems access
People and Business Operations – equity grants, meeting action items, employee/contractor onboarding, legal and bookkeeper management
Strategy and Interim Management – performance management, strategic vendor identification and management, development and implementation of company strategy
Our Experience
I was an early Uber employee and worked there for 6 years. Then I joined Incredible Health as their Vice President of Operations. I helped scale the company 5x from Series A to unicorn Series B. Over the last 3 years, I have served more than a dozen early stage (pre-seed through Series B) startups as a fractional COO, strategic project owner, or coach for their leadership teams.