Strategic Excellence for Tech Companies

Strategic Advisory helping technology companies solve problems and accelerate growth.


Based in Barcelona, working with clients across Europe - from fast-growing startups to companies in crisis.

SERVICES

Strategic Leadership & Business Acceleration

C-Level Executive Experience
‍Sharing 20+ years experience leading technology companies. Full P&L responsibility, teams of 100+ people.

Business Launch & Scaling

‍Launching and accelerating startups across telecom, media, technology. Strategy to execution.

Outside Viewpoint & Implementation
‍Mentoring Leadership Team. Inquiry, analysis, insight, action, execution. External perspective with measurable outcomes.

Corporate Governance
‍Transform board communication from backward-looking reporting to forward-focused strategic planning.

Operational Excellence & Professionalisation

Strategic Focus Development
‍Move companies from scattered approaches to concentrated, high-impact strategies focused on well defined objectives.

‍Product-Market Fit
‍User understanding, business model optimization, competitive analysis for sustainable fit.

‍Go-to-Market Excellence
‍Market entry: vertical selection, pricing, channels, partnerships, ecosystem building.

‍Organizational Development
‍Talent acquisition, compensation planning, organizational design, company culture.

Crisis Management & Turnarounds

Distress Circumstances
Restructuring, workforce optimization, debt restructuring, cash flow management, strategic asset sales.

Value Preservation
Guiding companies through severe constraints. Managing short cash runway to successful outcomes.

Stakeholder Management
Complex multi-stakeholder situations with investors, employees, customers, creditors.

SAMPLE CASE STUDIES

Situation

Actions

Result

SaaS company in Energy Sector

Founder-led, ready to take the next step

Focus and Professionalise

  • Reduced GTM focus to two key markets and target segments. Revamp sales pitch strategy.

  • Transformed board communication from backward-reporting to forward-looking strategy

  • Implemented pipeline and cost projection systems

Accelerate Growth

  • Sound finances. Healthy, focused sales approach and pipeline with stable revenue growth

  • Board meetings now drive future strategy vs. status understanding

SaaS company in Telecom Sector

Post-acquisition revenue decline requiring operational intervention

Restructure and Redirect

  • Cost restructuring, team optimisation,

  • Strategic re-focus, management transition

Restart

  • Operational profitability restored

  • New management in place for restart

SaaS company in eCommerce Sector

Mature start-up with unsustainable burn rate, approaching bankruptcy, with loss of confidence from lead investor

Restructure and Sell

  • Assume role of CEO

  • Debt renegotiation, bridge financing, workforce restructuring

  • Strategic sale of assets

Exit

  • 50% of jobs preserved

  • Business continuity achieved through competitive sale to strategic buyer

About

Evolved Business Advisory is led by Fredrik Johnsson, and supported by his extensive network and ecosystem of professionals.

Swedish-born, MIT-educated in Aerospace Engineering (BS) and Management (MBA), with experience working across North America, Europe and Asia.   Barcelona-based for the past 20+ years.  Full professional proficiency in English, Spanish, Swedish and Catalan.

You can more about his professional background here on LinkedIn.