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Think of the right person
A founder or commercial leader whose company has real customers but growth feels stalled, unclear or underperforming.
REFERRALS
Know a business with more to give?
Introduce a founder whose customers value the work, whose team has useful capabilities, and whose next growth path is unclear. Establish fit and permission before making the connection.
Trapped Growth finds valuable assets companies already own but aren't fully using, builds a commercial opportunity around one, and takes it into the market alongside the team.
You don't need to know what the opportunity is. That's our job.
WHO TO THINK OF
A founder with real customers, useful capabilities and a reason to act.
An established US B2B business, typically $1M to $10M in annual revenue, with product-market fit and stalled, unclear or underperforming growth.
Primarily majority founder-owned, bootstrapped or funded no later than seed.
Real customers and capabilities, relationships, knowledge, distribution or market access the company may not be fully using.
Authority and capacity to make decisions and run a real market test.
Approximately 50 combined team hours and readiness for a $30,000 Intensive investment.
An eligible Intensive introduction earns 50% ($15,000) after the full $30,000 payment clears. Eligibility, attribution and payment rules are agreed separately before the introduction. Existing introductions and referral agreements retain their terms. This commission does not apply to Stewardship or Expansion Build.
THREE STEPS
Permission first. Terms before introduction.
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Establish fit and terms
Ask whether they want an introduction, then contact Rylie before sharing their details.
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Make the introduction
Our team establishes the company context, identifies the right starting point and guides the next step. The eligible fee becomes payable when the Intensive's full payment clears, under the agreed terms.
COPYABLE INTRODUCTION
Make the relationship clear from the start.
Rylie, meet [Name], [role] at [Company]. They have real customers and capabilities, but growth feels stalled, unclear or underperforming. I thought a conversation about what the company already owns could be useful. [Name], Rylie is the founder and president of Hicks Enterprises, the team behind Trapped Growth. He will first establish whether the work fits. I receive a referral fee if you work together. Are you both happy to connect?
PRIVATE ENQUIRY
Discuss a referral
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