Your founder is brilliant—maybe even irreplaceable. But the product keeps changing. Deadlines slip. The team’s exhausted. And what started as a bold vision is now a moving target no one can keep up with. Everyone sees the burnout coming. No one knows how to stop it.
This case study is especially relevant if you are:
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A board member watching strong leadership create internal chaos
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A team lead caught between a visionary founder and shifting priorities
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An investor concerned about delivery timelines and credibility
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A founder ready for clarity but unsure how to create distance
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A stakeholder who wants to end well, not flame out
Sometimes control isn’t taken—it’s restored.
This case study shows how Pholus helped a tech-enabled project in Sub-Saharan Africa stabilize after months of reactivity, overreach, and team strain. We led a single clarity session that reset the founder’s role, slowed the pace, and restored delivery focus—without blame or power struggles. That conversation sparked a long-term advisory relationship, and when the project eventually closed, it did so with dignity, not collapse.
If your team’s losing steam and your founder’s holding too tightly, this case study may show a quieter path forward.
Download it now and read it quietly. You’ll know if it applies.
