GTM Operator for Founder-Led SaaS

STOP THE CHAOS.

START THE SCALE.

STOP THE CHAOS.

START THE SCALE.

STOP THE CHAOS.

START THE SCALE.

At $1M–$10M ARR, founder-led growth breaks without operating rhythm.

THE PACESET SYSTEM™ installs execution discipline through operating rhythm, making scale predictable and founder-independent.

At $1M–$10M ARR, founder-led growth breaks without operating rhythm.

THE PACESET SYSTEM™ installs execution discipline through operating rhythm, making scale predictable and founder-independent.

No theory. No borrowed frameworks.

Just systems that hold under scale.

THE MESSY MIDDLE

THE MESSY MIDDLE

THE MESSY MIDDLE

After $1M ARR, working harder doesn't fix it.
The physics of the business changed.

After $1M ARR, working harder doesn't fix it.
The physics of the business changed.

After $1M ARR, working harder doesn't fix it. The physics of the business changed.

PACE BREAKS

PACE BREAKS

Execution slows.

Execution slows.

Cycle time stretches.

Cycle time stretches.

Growth becomes unpredictable.

Growth becomes unpredictable.

DISCIPLINE COLLAPSES

DISCIPLINE COLLAPSES

Urgency replaces structure.

Urgency replaces structure.

Teams drift.

Teams drift.

Decisions stop compounding.

Decisions stop compounding.

PIPELINE QUALITY FALLS

PIPELINE QUALITY FALLS

Deals stall.

Deals stall.

Forecasts become fiction.

Forecasts become fiction.

Decisions lose data integrity.

Decisions lose data integrity.

FOUNDER IS PULLED BACK IN

FOUNDER IS PULLED BACK IN

Revenue stalls.

Revenue stalls.

The founder becomes the escalation path.

The founder becomes the escalation path.

It kills companies that should scale.

It kills companies that should scale.

THE PACESET SYSTEM™

THE PACESET SYSTEM™

Predictability • Accountability • Clarity • Execution

Predictability • Accountability • Clarity • Execution

THE PACESET SYSTEM™

A proprietary operating architecture built from real execution: scaling SaaS companies, building a business to exit, and closing enterprise deals.
Purpose-built for $1M–$10M ARR founder-led SaaS where execution has broken and the founder has become the system.

A proprietary operating architecture built from real execution: scaling SaaS companies, building a business to exit, and closing enterprise deals.
Purpose-built for $1M–$10M ARR founder-led SaaS where execution has broken and the founder has become the system.

What PACE restores

What PACE restores

OPERATIONAL AUTONOMY

Build a system that runs without founder intervention through structure, rhythm, and clear ownership.

PIPELINE INTEGRITY

Install hard qualification standards and forecast discipline so the pipeline becomes a single source of truth.

EXECUTION DISCIPLINE

Embed weekly operating rhythm and scoreline accountability so delivery stays stable under pressure.

Quarterly

  • Focus reset and prioritised roadmap

  • Capital allocation

  • Performance retrospection

Monthly

  • Strategic decisions

  • Commercial performance

  • Learning loop and adjustments

Weekly

  • Scorecards

  • Forecast commit review

  • Pipeline integrity

  • Surface risks

Built for $1M–$10M ARR founder-led SaaS companies that need operating systems, not opinions.

From reactive chaos to predictable scale

From reactive chaos to predictable scale

Before

Before

Founder-centric chaos

Founder-centric chaos

Founder becomes the bottleneck

Forecasts lack integrity

Decision paralysis

Unreliable pipeline visibility

Persistent firefighting

After

After

System-driven scale

System-driven scale

Decisions flow through documented systems

Clear decision rights and escalation paths

Team alignment on priorities

Repeatable execution

Predictable, founder-independent scale

YOUR WEEK UNDER PACESET

YOUR WEEK UNDER PACESET

Execution becomes predictable. Growth stabilizes.
Revenue compounds without firefighting.

Execution becomes predictable. Growth stabilizes.
Revenue compounds without firefighting.

Weekly

  • Scorecards

  • Forecast commit review

  • Pipeline integrity checks

  • Risk surfacing

Monthly

  • Strategic decision reviews

  • Commercial performance trends

  • Learning loops and adjustments

Quarterly

  • Focus reset and prioritised roadmap

  • Capital allocation

  • Performance retrospection

Quarterly

  • Focus reset and prioritised roadmap

  • Capital allocation

  • Performance retrospection

Monthly

  • Strategic decisions

  • Commercial performance

  • Learning loop and adjustments

Weekly

  • Scorecards

  • Forecast commit review

  • Pipeline integrity

  • Surface risks

THE PACESET ENGAGEMENTS

THE PACESET ENGAGEMENTS

THE PACESET ENGAGEMENTS

Built for founder-led SaaS companies that need real operating control and predictable scale.​

Built for founder-led SaaS companies that need real operating control and predictable scale.​

This is how we start: structured, sequenced, proven.

This is how we start: structured, sequenced, proven.

Step 1

Diagnostic PACE

2 weeks

Clarity, alignment, and a

no-theory operating roadmap.

Clarity, alignment, and a no-theory operating roadmap.

Clarity, alignment, and a no-theory operating roadmap.

Step 2

Reset PACE

8 weeks

Execution stabilises and teams start delivering consistently.

Step 3

Install PACE

Ongoing engagement

System-driven scale. The founder steps back. The system carries growth.

DIAGNOSTIC PACE

DIAGNOSTIC PACE

DIAGNOSTIC PACE

2 weeks

2 weeks

2 weeks

Uncover operating blockers and execution leaks across pipeline, forecasting, accountability, and execution. Establish a factual baseline and a prioritised operating plan leadership can execute.

Uncover operating blockers and execution leaks across pipeline, forecasting, accountability, and execution. Establish a factual baseline and a prioritised operating plan leadership can execute.

Outcome: Clarity, alignment, and an operating roadmap-no theory.

Outcome: Clarity, alignment, and an operating roadmap-no theory.

RESET PACE

RESET PACE

RESET PACE

8 weeks

8 weeks

8 weeks

Install weekly operating structure, repair cross-functional breakdowns, strengthen pipeline quality and forecast integrity.

Install weekly operating structure, repair cross-functional breakdowns, strengthen pipeline quality and forecast integrity.

Outcome: Teams stop reacting and start delivering. Execution stabilises.

Outcome: Teams stop reacting and start delivering. Execution stabilises.

INSTALL PACE

INSTALL PACE

INSTALL PACE

Ongoing engagement

Ongoing engagement

Deploy full operating architecture: decision flow, qualification discipline, forecasting reliability. Run on weekly execution rhythm with monthly review.

Deploy full operating architecture: decision flow, qualification discipline, forecasting reliability. Run on weekly execution rhythm with monthly review.

Outcome: Founder steps out of firefighting. Execution becomes leader-owned. Growth becomes predictable.

Outcome: Founder steps out of firefighting. Execution becomes leader-owned. Growth becomes predictable.

ADVANCED ENGAGEMENT

ADVANCED ENGAGEMENT

Market Expansion into India

Market Expansion into India

Operating-led GTM to enter India without
side-of-desk experiments or random hires.

Operating-led GTM to enter India without side-of-desk experiments or random hires.

For SaaS founders who have established PACE in their core market and now need disciplined expansion into India.

For SaaS founders who have established PACE in their core market and now need disciplined expansion into India.

Emerging markets like India require different execution. PACESET applies the same operating discipline you use at home to your India entry, making expansion a managed bet with real accountability.

Emerging markets like India require different execution. PACESET applies the same operating discipline you use at home to your India entry, making expansion a managed bet with real accountability.

Emerging markets like India require different execution. PACESET applies the same operating discipline you use at home to your India entry, making expansion a managed bet with real accountability.

You get an interim GTM operator who:

You get an interim GTM operator who:

You get an interim GTM operator who:

  • Designs the India-specific partner, coverage, and execution architecture

  • Builds early pipeline and lands initial traction with qualified Indian customers and partners

  • Codifies process, metrics, and cadences so your eventual in-market hire steps into a working system, not a blank sheet

  • Runs expansion against weekly operating cadence, not ad hoc experimentation

  • Designs the India-specific partner, coverage, and execution architecture

  • Builds early pipeline and lands initial traction with qualified Indian customers and partners

  • Codifies process, metrics, and cadences so your eventual in-market hire steps into a working system, not a blank sheet

  • Runs expansion against weekly operating cadence, not ad hoc experimentation

Outcome: Proven expansion blueprint with disciplined execution, not founder heroics.

EVIDENCE IN ACTION

EVIDENCE IN ACTION

THE PACESET SYSTEM™ was built through execution, not theory. Proven across companies I’ve scaled and exited, working with enterprise clients across continents.

THE PACESET SYSTEM™ was built through execution, not theory. Proven across companies I’ve scaled and exited, working with enterprise clients across continents.

Rebuilt GTM execution and expanded enterprise pipeline

Rebuilt GTM execution and expanded enterprise pipeline

Glassbeam. Installed operating rhythm and qualification standards that produced major enterprise wins including Bluestar and Hallmarq UK.

Glassbeam. Installed operating rhythm and qualification standards that produced major enterprise wins including Bluestar and Hallmarq UK.

Built and scaled a new business unit from zero to seven figures

Built and scaled a new business unit from zero to seven figures

DNA Entertainment Networks. Built operating structure and pipeline discipline that delivered seven-figure revenue in year one with enterprise clients including Mercedes-Benz, HP, and Bosch.

DNA Entertainment Networks. Built operating structure and pipeline discipline that delivered seven-figure revenue in year one with enterprise clients including Mercedes-Benz, HP, and Bosch.

Bootstrapped and scaled a services venture to exit

Bootstrapped and scaled a services venture to exit

Zion Integrated Services. Built and operated high-margin service delivery with enterprise clients including Dell, NetApp, and VMware. Scaled to successful exit.

Zion Integrated Services. Built and operated high-margin service delivery with enterprise clients including Dell, NetApp, and VMware. Scaled to successful exit.

Operator-built results. Not consulting theory.

Operator-built results. Not consulting theory.

"Roshan brings discipline, clarity, and measurable commercial results. He knows how to build a business operating architecture that creates scale"

– Kumar Malavalli

Cofounder, Brocade, Inmage, Glassbeam

"Roshan brings discipline, clarity, and measurable commercial results. He knows how to build a business operating architecture that creates scale"

– Kumar Malavalli

Cofounder, Brocade, Inmage, Glassbeam

"Roshan brings discipline, clarity, and measurable commercial results. He knows how to build a business operating architecture that creates scale"

– Kumar Malavalli

Cofounder, Brocade, Inmage, Glassbeam

"Roshan's work creates clarity, accountability, and commercial outcomes that most early stage founders struggle to build. I recommend him without hesitation to leaders who need serious execution."

– Brenda Christensen

Trustee, Director, Author, Strategic Advisor

"Roshan's work creates clarity, accountability, and commercial outcomes that most early stage founders struggle to build. I recommend him without hesitation to leaders who need serious execution."

– Brenda Christensen

Trustee, Director, Author, Strategic Advisor

"Roshan's work creates clarity, accountability, and commercial outcomes that most early stage founders struggle to build. I recommend him without hesitation to leaders who need serious execution."

– Brenda Christensen

Trustee, Director, Author, Strategic Advisor

THE OPERATOR

THE OPERATOR

I'm brought in when the founder should no longer be the system.

I'm brought in when the founder should no longer be the system.

Exited founder.

Exited founder.

Built and rebuilt GTM systems.

Built and rebuilt GTM systems.

Owned revenue, not decks.

Owned revenue, not decks.

This work is about control, not charisma.

This work is about control, not charisma.

Install PACE. Sustain control. Unlock scale.

Install PACE. Sustain control. Unlock scale.

Engagement begins with qualification. Start your confidential PACE assessment.

Engagement begins with qualification. Start your confidential PACE assessment.

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