03 · Mandos Advisory
The buyer lens on everything you ship.
A monthly retainer: strategy calls, deck and copy reviews, and fresh competitor intel every month — all read through the eyes of a CISO buyer.
Custom · 3-month minimum, then month-to-month
- Strategy call · positioning vs a rival launch2×/MO60 min
A competitor launch changes your differentiation story — we rework the claim before your board meeting.
- Async review · sales deck v44×/MO48h turnaround
Slide-by-slide notes through the CISO lens — returned before your Thursday pitch.
- Monthly intel drop · your category1×/MOdated & sourced
What your competitors shipped, raised, and repositioned — checked against the 7-dimension readiness score.
Deliverables
Everything in a month.
A partner on retainer, not a one-time deliverable. Founder-led, and a small number of retainers per quarter.
- 2 strategy calls per month
- 4 async reviews of decks and copy
- Monthly competitive intelligence drop
- GTM direction and channel input
- Positioning checked against the 7 dimensions
- Direct line between sessions
Typical scope
What the retainer covers
A buyer on your team
Product launches
Getting out of stealth
Conquering new markets
Intelligence on tap
Decks & copy, reviewed
Process
Scoped in 30 minutes, running in a week.
01
Scoping call (30 min)
Your product, your category, and what you need to ship next quarter. We agree month one before anything starts.
02
Month one
Two strategy calls, four async reviews, and the first intel drop on your category — all through the CISO buyer lens.
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Month to month
Three-month minimum, then month-to-month. Same cadence every month; what we work on follows your roadmap.
Custom.
Scope agreed on a free 30-minute discovery call. 3-month minimum, then month-to-month.
Where to start
Best paired after a Positioning or Benchmark engagement
Start here
Begin with Mandos Positioning
For competitive vendors
Begin with a Benchmark
Want a CISO’s perspective on retainer?
A small number of retainers per quarter. 30 minutes to scope month one.