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For PE/VC Operating Partners

Portfolio-level GTM.
Investor-ready metrics.
Across European portfolios.

Three portfolio companies need a CMO function. You can't hire full-time at each. Agency fees are bleeding the P&L. RUTTENS+ delivers consistent GTM execution across your European portfolio — investor-ready reporting, working revenue engines, every company.

What you get per portfolio company (90 days)
  • A working revenue engine without hiring a full-time CMO
  • 3-pillar GTM uplift across ICP, pipeline, and content — repeatable
  • Quarterly board pack that translates marketing into pipeline language

Ranges based on typical client outcomes. Final numbers depend on your starting point — covered in the Revenue Scan.

€14K/mo
Agency retainer replaced in 3 months · PE-backed, €8M ARR
0% → 35%
Inbound pipeline share in 6 months · Portfolio co.
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"Marketing across our portfolio is inconsistent — no shared KPIs, no visibility, no CMO leadership we can afford at each company."

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"We're spending €15K+/mo per company on agencies and can't connect that spend to pipeline or revenue."

"Portfolio companies need to hit growth targets for exit — but GTM is the gap and it's not getting fixed fast enough."

The Solution

One fractional CMO. Portfolio-level impact.

RUTTENS+ standardises GTM execution across your portfolio, builds investor-ready reporting, and gives each company a working revenue engine — without a full-time CMO at each entity.

  • Portfolio GTM audit — LAB audit across 2–5 companies, identify the biggest gaps and quick wins at each level.
  • Shared GTM framework — ICP templates, messaging frameworks, CRM standards and KPI dashboards reused across portfolio.
  • Embedded at company level — MAP or MAX at priority companies, lighter-touch support at others.
  • Investor-ready reporting — Monthly pipeline metrics, MQL/SQL data and revenue attribution your LPs can read in 60 seconds.
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Your profile
PE/VC Equity Partner · NED · Investment Lead

"We need consistent GTM across our portfolio. Not one great company and four black boxes."

Funds up to €250M · Europe-wide

Recommended entry path for PE/VC

Typical cascade — start where you are:

  • SCAN — €499 · 1-hour portfolio diagnostic (start here)
  • Pipeline Sprint — from €2,590 · one scoped fix per company
  • MAP — from €6,990 · full GTM per priority company
  • MAX — from €3,990/mo · Fractional CMO at flagship companies
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Outcomes

What changes after 90 days

Pipeline visibility

Every portfolio company has a CRM with real pipeline data — not spreadsheets and founder guesses.

Standardised KPIs

Shared metrics across the portfolio: MQL, SQL, CAC, LTV, pipeline coverage. Board-ready in one view.

Agency rationalisation

Typical saving of €5–15K/mo per company by eliminating low-ROI agency spend and replacing with systems.

Before → After

What portfolio GTM looks like before and after

Before
  • Marketing budget split across agencies — no shared KPIs
  • Each company running its own GTM — incompatible playbooks
  • Board decks use revenue, not pipeline metrics
  • No signal on which company needs CMO help most urgently
After 90 days
  • Shared ICP framework + KPIs across all portfolio companies
  • Pipeline Sprint deployed at the 1–2 companies with the most urgent gap
  • Board deck shows MQL → SQL → revenue in one view
  • Each company on a scored GTM maturity map — prioritised
How It Works

How operating partners typically engage

1
Portfolio SCAN — €499

A 1-hour diagnostic on your highest-priority portfolio company. I identify the 3 biggest GTM leaks and tell you exactly where to start. Delivered within a week.

2
Pipeline Sprint — from €2,590

One scoped fix at the company with the most urgent pipeline gap. Fixed scope, fixed price, 2–4 weeks. I build it, hand it over, your company runs it. No retainer required.

3
MAP or MAX — at priority companies

Once the quick win is proven, we go deeper — full GTM strategy (MAP) or Fractional CMO at flagship companies (MAX). Scale across the portfolio as the pattern repeats.

4
Portfolio-level reporting

Monthly pipeline metrics across all engaged companies — one LP-ready view. MQL/SQL/CAC/revenue attribution. Typically replaces €5–15K/mo in agency fees per company.

How most introductions happen

Most PE/VC engagements come through other advisors, NEDs, or revenue specialists already working with portfolio companies. I focus on the pre-ABM layer — ICP clarity, pipeline fundamentals, messaging — and hand off to ABM or outbound scale specialists once companies are ready. If your portfolio companies need the foundations built first, this is where I fit.

Ready to talk portfolio GTM?

Book a 20-minute call to discuss your portfolio situation. No pitch unless it fits.

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What Peers Say

From CEOs and advisors who've seen results under pressure

Board-level credibility. Operational execution. Phil in high-accountability environments.

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It's rare to find a strategic advisor as insightful and impactful as Phil. His contribution to our search for a new Head of Marketing was instrumental. He didn't just advise — he rolled up his sleeves and designed a comprehensive assessment that genuinely evaluated each candidate. His ability to connect high-level strategy with practical execution consistently impressed me. Any organisation would be lucky to have Phil's guidance. I cannot recommend him highly enough.

ARNE POHLMAN CBE
CEO · FocusEconomics · 2025
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I hired Philippe as ad interim Global Head of Demand Gen, ABM & Digital to build our ABM operations from scratch. He managed targeting, data, tools, channel orchestration and reporting across Salesforce and HubSpot — and designed our entire MarTech and agencies ecosystem. His integration of funnel management with our AE and SDR teams was handled with mastery. I'd recommend Philippe to any Board or CEO looking to upgrade their B2B marketing strategy, team and pipeline in a structured, focused way.

DR. THOMAS ROSENDAHL
Telco & B2B SaaS Executive Advisor · Ex-Deutsche Telekom · 2021
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Phil joined AYA Energy as our Fractional GTM Lead and immediately brought structure, pace and strategic clarity. Within three weeks, he drove a full 13-week programme covering ICP positioning, sales enablement, campaign execution and CRM intelligence — coordinating a 7-person cross-functional team. His approach is rigorous, execution-focused and genuinely commercial. If you need a senior GTM operator who gets things done, Phil is the person to call.

LOUIS LANGEROCK
CEO · AYA Energy · 2026
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