Ted Wang

Most of what I offer is a thinking partnership — a place to stress-test a decision, reframe a situation, or simply hear yourself think out loud with someone who has seen similar situations play out before.

Having sat on many different sides of the table , as counsel inside hundreds of board rooms, as an investor evaluating which companies to fund, and now as a coach, I've observed an unusually large "n" of companies navigate the same problems in different ways. That breadth is the point. I understand the "why" behind most standard practices well enough to reason from first principles about what applies in your specific situation, rather than telling you what worked somewhere else.

Coaching affords me the luxury of being clearly and unambiguously on your side, not as a cheerleader, but as a straight shooter who knows the game and wants you to succeed. Other actors in a founder's or investor's world have competing responsibilities and priorities. My only role is to help you accomplish your objectives.

I'm willing to go further than a typical coaching engagement when it's useful. I've helped close candidates, facilitated difficult conversations, and made myself available the way a trusted senior advisor would — not just a scheduled hour every two weeks.

Most of what I do is help you think clearly under pressure — high stakes, incomplete information, and no obvious person to call. This is especially true in the current AI moment, where the conventional playbook is genuinely unreliable. The value isn't knowing which rules to follow — it's understanding why those rules existed so you can reason clearly about what still applies.