The Ultimate System to Speed up your Startup

Growing from a small to medium sized company is extremely challenging and Midstage helps companies identify key challenges, works with the executives to key in on a few items to propel the growth. They don't try to address too many items which can overwhelm an organization, rather try to focus the team on what matters for them, and then move towards it.

Having guidance in defining growth is as much needed as a coach for a team; there are goals that need to be accomplished, considered, and directed at different cadences that only be done when a team works towards those directives. The coaches are great at providing a layout to guide these discussions.

I felt that a concrete and efficient structure was provided that helped organize what can easily devolve into chaos without a moderator and without the tools. Additionally, providing insight and guidance on best practices at every step kept the compass pointing north.

Our coach is experienced in providing advices / ideas for companies in the scaling up journey. The framework and tools provided managed to help us in achieving goal clarity and priorities alignment across the leadership team.

This is a true masterclass in what it takes to turn good leadership into great leadership. It is clear that our coaches care very much about who they coach and show buy in from the very beginning and throughout.

MidStage provided a safe environment to hold candid conversations on what is important to the company. This allowed to dispel any misconceptions and ultimately align on corporate objectives.

It's adjusted to the level of the company. Our coach is not forcing us to follow strict rules, he applies to what our level is and how experienced (or not we are) in particular topics.

Having our coaches manage and control the meeting allowed us to stay on track! The coaches questioned our thoughts to make us think in a way I believe alot of us aren't use to.

Having skilled facilitators to plan the session and guide us through the process is key to ensuring the right topics are covered to create a successful path forward.

Our coaches did a masterful job (as well as fun an engaging) at keeping us on task, holding us accountable, and pushing us to address the really tough issues.

Collaborative, friendly, yet direct and calls the shots where they should. A great forcing function especially for start-ups to focus on what matters most.

well designed and planned. Clear on process and what we were doing at each point. good interaction facilitated amongst virtual and live participants

The planning sessions have helped us in establishing the focus on our goals each quarter. I would recommend it to other company owners I know.

Good business acumen. Solid reference points from other companies. Fun to work with. Ensure we make progress with tangible results.

We often dive into complex topics which our coaches were able to help the team navigate leading to productive conversations.

Very helpful to have a break from the day to day to refocus and have moderaters to keep us on track for tough decisions.

If you are looking for some structure and a way to move along the definition of your plan, our coaches are your guys

It requires us to make decisions in real-time on items that are sometimes nebulous leading up to the workshop.

Better Strategic Conversation and controlling the conversation such that we are able to make focused decisions

The session was fun, creative and to the point and we're learning more about how the InRule business works

Lessons learned along with applicable take aways will help make an immediate impact on how we operate

Helps teams remain focused and accountable which leads to higher success rates of goal achievement.

Helpful forcing function to drive decisions. Our coach provides useful templates and frameworks.

During the planning session, we did essential work that we would not otherwise have done.

The examples of other companies and key learnings is really useful and insightful

Constructive and productive discussions from active participation and guidance

The planning session provided us with focus by mapping out our priorities.

Great facilitation, planning and mix of joint sessions and breakouts.

Our coaches keep us focused and working towards the right goal.

These quarterly planning sessions are always eye-opening.

Structured, well planned

Our coaches have a very clear and measured approach to help leaders think objectively about where their compnay is, and where they want it to be. They were able to walk the team through each of the steps and show how they connected. The outcome was a clear consensus for the team on what the key issues are that need focus in the coming months.

At the end of the day, it's the people that work in/on the business that are going to fix things. We can't rely on outsiders to fix our problems however, the Midstage Institute's program was key in helping us identify the root issues and creating alignment on how to address those issues.

I got the most out of this session than I have before and felt like I am contributing this year to the overall direction of the company for 2024. We're a hard team to wrangle though so we didn't complete this ambitious project but I look forward to follow ups.

Helpful forcing function to drive us toward hard conversations and clear direction. There is still some ambiguity that we need to solve and we probably didn't get as button down on certain topics. We only had so much time.

I appreciate Midstage Insitute's advice and counsel so much in my professional life. I would pay using my funds to have these levels of coaching and advice for the rest of my life on a personal level.

I thought the right amount of directness and pressure was applied to the team and individual leaders. I thought feedback was delivered with respect and there was a helpful amount of energy.

Our coaches were great at facilitating the planning session, we've been moving through a lot of material and concepts. The business model and quarterly build out was also very useful

The information and knowledge they provide will make you think of the organization differently and will teach your team to prioritze goals and align everyone around them.

These planning sessions are essential in aligning our dispersed leadership team around near and mid-term priorities, defining strategic initiatives and milestones

Collaborative, friendly, yet direct and "calls the shots where they should". A great forcing function especially for start-ups to focus on what matters most.

Good Structure, Well-prepared - allowed us to focus on strategy. Good push by our coaches to stay within structure and to help clarify goals and momentum

This process allowed us to align on some issues that, surprizingly, we hadn't discussed yet. Our coach was awesome and he is very knowledgeable.

Unifying ideas is a bit challenging, this workshop will help you do that and set your horizon on the goals you actually want to reach

A safe place to discuss openly issues facing the company with a focus towards finding solutions and creating greater collaboration.

I like the balance of moderation levels, giving structure where we need it, and letting the conversation run when warranted.

Ended up with focused deliverables, owners, measures and what we need to do to win in Q2 and set ourselves up for Q3/Q4.

Very helpful to get out and formalize the plans and strategy that is already in the team on a more informal level.

In my opinion, it gave us the clarity we needed to focus on the most important items to focus on a the moment.

Our coaches' facilitation skills are excellent, they have provides us with a framework to solve our problems.

The overall process solicited feedback in neutral manner and provided clarity in identifying the "rocks".

Very insightful sessions that helps leadership teams fully focus on what is critical and what is not.

Excellent knowledge, good articulation and depth on subject, good facilitation, real world examples

Our coaches do a good job of realigning/pulling back to the plan & methods: herding the cats.

Our coaches' process helps build and develop clarity in developing effective objectives.

Because small changes require introspection and the team is realizing what to do.

Tailored agenda and facilitations specific to business needs and priorities

succesful meeting, stayed focued, results orientated, good interactions

Good facilitation of business relevant and constructive conversation.

Very structured, not gimicky, fostered great and REAL results

great to work with our coach if keen on scaling up

I think our coach work very well for our company, and our personalities - we need someone vocal who isn't afraid to speak up or interrupt - you might not be for every company, but I would absolutely recommend Midstage Institute based on what I experienced. We are a smart, opinionated group of people who have worked together for a long time which has positives and negatives. I feel like our coach will hold us the most accountable and look forward to what comes out of these 90 days.

Scaling is hard. Aligning your team around the same path forward is critical, and you can't do that without open conversation. Having skilled coaches like Midstage Institute's facilitating that discussion is incredibly valuable. They've been through this with many other companies, so they bring a lot of experience and guidance to the table.

Open and frank dialogue and facilitator ensured we say focused. Metronome worksheet shows a one page solution on how we scale and is simple to track. Recommend that you also focus on how communication can be improved within the company as that is key ingredient for our success.

In comparison to the first meeting and the one before in 4Q22 - we are finding greater alignment as a team and seem to be more cohesive as a group with a focused few priorities - I feel that this will help us as a team execute and make better choices.

It was great to have a third party who could facilitate this kind of discussion. It would have been more helpful though to see more examples of how our goals could be accomplished, based on other companies' experiences.

The planning sessions are very interesting and informative and I can see the change these sessions are making. We learned about the strength and the importance of focusing on no more than 2-3 things

The workshop is targeted towards producing results and it gets the job done. The exercises are delivered in casual, relaxed atmosphere and involve everyone in the decision making process.

Our coach excels as reading the room in order to keep the meeting momentum going and draw people out of their shells to share concerns and frustrations - as well as keep the focus

You need to do some kind of workshop like this to get ready to scale. Do it yourself if you want, but probably a lot more successful with the experience of our coaches.

The company is different than it was a year ago. We are making changes slowly but surely. That is all I can ask as I see better alignment quarter over quarter.

We need to make changes, and embrace the change or acknowledge that change is needed; not just repeat what we have been doing and expect a different result.

As a team we have discussed about what is important for us. We should have also discussed about current challenges to create a path to achieve the goals.

An excellent and valuable workshop that was facilitated skillfully. Encouraged direct dialogue amongst the group to reach a structured outcome.

Our coaches get us and push us in the right direction; by letting people vent and be heard and eventually getting everyone's buy-in.

Having an outside, knowledgeable facilitator helps the process move forward in a given framework more quickly and successfully

Super valuable to have an independent advisor/moderator with relevant domain experience to drive to decisions and consensus.

I have recommended and told them that our coaches gets a team to think together and make real plans with accountability

The structure breeds a great degree of trust amongst teammates and keeps everyone focused in a single direction.

Formalized our thinking and helped us work through unclear aspects of the plan, fill in gaps and assign roles.

The team at Midstage, is great at facilitating honest conversations on all topics, difficult topics included.

If you want to go further go as a team and to do that you really need to get everyone aligned. Thank you.

I would definitely recommend Midstage Institute to a good fitting client looking to grow or improve.

Helps you take a step back, question your strategy, and really determine the best course of action.

We made significantly more progress than if we had tried to cover this content by ourselves.

The workshop is engaging (never a boring moment!) and we learn so much from our coach!

excellent facilitation with insightful and subtle course correction when needed

Continued improvement in management and better alignment within the company

Required if you have a clear vision but need structure and direction.

Facilitated an open discussion and helped streamline our thoughts

Expert facilitation and insight into how to move the group.

Future planning in a structured obtainable way.