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Brief us on your startup. Structured analysis across validation, traction, strategy, team & more.

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18 years Academia &
Research
11 years In
Startups
4 companies Co-founded &
Run at C-level
100+ decks Reviewed &
Analyzed
PhD & EMBA Science meets
Business
Is This For You?

Let's Set Expectations

Best Fit

This is for you if…

  • You're a first-time or early-stage founder building something real
  • You want blunt, experienced feedback — not cheerleading
  • You're preparing to raise, pivot, or launch and need a sounding board
  • You value speed and directness over process and politics
Probably Not

This isn't for you if…

  • You're looking for someone to validate what you've already decided
  • You need a large consulting team with enterprise processes
  • You want pretty slides more than actionable strategy
  • You're not ready to hear uncomfortable truths about your startup
Track Record

Built, co-founded, and advised across industries

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Not generic advice.
Decision support
for real founders.

Most consultants give you frameworks and flattering summaries. I pressure-test assumptions, cut through noise, and help you decide what actually matters now.

01

Bring the real problem

Not the polished version. The actual mess: unclear positioning, fundraising friction, product scope drift, founder doubt, or execution bottlenecks.

02

We pressure-test it

We dissect assumptions, challenge weak logic, expose missing evidence, and separate signal from founder wishful thinking.

03

We sharpen the plan

Positioning, investor narrative, priorities, MVP scope, GTM, next 90 days — whatever needs to become clearer and tighter.

04

You move with conviction

Instead of more slides and more ambiguity, you leave with better decisions, cleaner messaging, and a smarter path forward.

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When Founders Come to Us

There's usually a trigger — a moment when the stakes get real and you need someone who's been in the same seat.

The Raise

You're about to fundraise and your deck isn't landing

Investors pass without clear feedback. Your story doesn't connect. You need someone who knows what VCs actually look for — because they've sat on both sides of the table.

Deck teardown Narrative rewrite Fundraising logic
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The Reset

Something isn't working and you can't figure out what

Growth stalled, product-market fit feels off, the team is burning out. You need a hard external look at what's really happening — not more internal echo-chamber thinking.

Positioning Priority reset Next 90 days
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The First Build

You have an idea and no clue where to start

Should you build an MVP or validate first? Hire or outsource? Bootstrap or raise? You need someone who's made these decisions before — and learned from the wrong ones.

MVP scope GTM strategy Hiring & ops
↑ Startup Diagnostics
About

The Person Behind Blackgate

Wojciech Buła — Founder, Blackgate Consulting
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Wojciech Buła

PhD • EMBA • Founder & CEO

Electronics engineer, nanotechnologist, serial startup founder. 20+ years across labs, boardrooms, and factory floors on 3 continents. Co-founded deep-tech startups, survived HAX/SOSV in Shenzhen, won Gold Edison Award and CES Innovation Award. Currently CTO at Orthoget and teaching at SGH's MBA for Startups.

I'm not a full-time consultant — I'm an active operator. That's why my advice works: it comes from the trenches, not a textbook.

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