Your company is in a moment
It can be hard to see it from where you sit
How it works
We read your company's publicly-available signals. (Read more in How It Works if you want to know the details.)
We match you to a moment in business history that looks like yours. You walk away with a name for what's happening, and what it tends to demand.
Why it matters
Most leaders know when something is happening. Growth stalling. The market shifting. Decisions that used to be straightforward getting harder.
What's more difficult is seeing the pattern clearly when you're inside it, and then getting your leadership team to see the same picture.
When you can name your moment, something shifts in your team. The discussion you need to have comes into focus. The path forward can start.
That's what the match is for.
Dave Haviland has worked in significant moments with growth-companies for 25 years
Dave Haviland's Phimation Strategy Group is a strategic advisory practice built specifically for owners and leaders of small private companies.
Dave's work sits at the intersection of business strategy, investor discipline, and practical execution. He brings the same framework-driven, probabilistic thinking to AI adoption that he brings to every engagement: identify the 4–6 variables that actually determine outcomes, build conviction, and act with clarity.
This service is a natural extension of 25 years advising companies exactly like yours.
The moment matters
as much as the company