A fractional CRO network alternative is what you look for when you do not want to be assigned whoever is free on a roster. I am one person. There is no bench, no junior, and no one to hand you to. The work starts with the free 20 Minute Teardown.
| A network | RAINCLOUD | |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | Whoever the roster assigns. Seniority is a matching problem. | I do. Colin Dowling. No one else is on the account. |
| What you buy | Access to a bench and a part-time executive. | A score, then a pipeline system RAINCLOUD builds and runs. What I mean by fractional CRO. |
| After the project | The seat can continue, or you are matched again. | RAINCLOUD keeps running the pipeline at $10,000 a month, six-month minimum from go-live. The pricing page. |
They bought a brand and met a stranger. Or the person was junior relative to the fee. Or the engagement had no end, so the company never had to run the motion itself. I would rather say no on the teardown than staff a seat I will not sit in.
The paid diagnosis is the 100-Point GTM Autopsy. It is required before any engagement. The program is what gets built after that.
If you want a marketplace, a placement, or a team of specialists, keep looking. If you want the motion scored, then built and run by the same person, book the 20 Minute Teardown.
A network keeps a roster of operators and matches you to one. You often meet the person after you have bought the firm. The work and the seniority vary by who is assigned.
One named person who does the work. I score the motion and, if we continue, RAINCLOUD builds the pipeline and runs it. There is no delivery team and no offshore bench. Four clients at a time.
I do not know what a given network charges, and I will not invent a comparison rate. My fees are published: a free teardown, a $5,000 100-Point GTM Autopsy, a $25,000 Build, then $10,000 a month.
Then I am the wrong call. I do not place executives. If the motion is the problem, the autopsy tells you that before you hire anyone.
The teardown is free. The autopsy is $5,000 and takes five business days from access. It is required before the build, credited in full against the $25,000 build, and there is no cash refund. The paid audit is the trial. The fee schedule.