Services
Strategic Planning for AI Initiatives
Fast Forward Partners is experienced in strategic planning and execution of AI initiatives. Our finance-driven, systematic approach helps organizations plan and execute transformation while having a realistic assessment of the project's ROI. We have developed an in-depth understanding of financial planning for technology infrastructures supporting AI solutions, complemented by creative strategic planning expertise.
Strategic Finance
Fast Forward Partners delivers finance leadership and strategic partnership for both short-term projects and long-term growth initiatives. Whether embedded within your organization or collaborating closely with executive teams, we go beyond financial analysis to actively shape and execute business strategy. Our deep industry experience ensures that every initiative is grounded in financial rigor and aligned with the broader vision, bridging the gap between strategic ambition and operational reality.
Pricing Strategy
Fast Forward Partners has the skill set to develop pricing strategies for new products (or services), transform the pricing for existing products, and rethink pricing based on changing strategic needs. Pricing is closely tied to a company's business model, financial goals, and growth stage; therefore, Fast Forward Partners' clients greatly benefit from our business acumen, based on operational experience in various-sized enterprises. As we develop new pricing, we collaborate with the leadership team to create an overall strategy for the product.
Growth Strategy
Our members possess extensive experience in growing technology companies. Developing a growth strategy is an involved process that requires an understanding of scalable opportunities across various sectors. In addition to identifying these opportunities, formulating a strategy to capture them in a financially sound manner is part of the art and science of Fast Forward Partners’ craft. Our ability to communicate effectively with executive teams is key to fostering collaboration on growth strategy development and differentiates us as an advisory firm.
Deal Structuring
Large-scale collaborations and business development deals can present many financial pitfalls. Our practical knowledge of partnership contracts, combined with experience in implementing terms, provides the right expertise to collaborate with business units in creating financially sound deal structures that avoid pitfalls. Our operational experience allows us to evaluate the practical implications and financial outcomes of deal terms. We are skilled in articulating the business impact of deal terms as a result of our financial assessment.
Technology Infrastructure Finance
Our extensive experience in the technology industry enables us to assess and optimize the cost of a company’s technology infrastructure. Our significant experience working with engineers and engineering leadership positions us as a premier partner for collaborating on the financial planning for scaling a company’s AI technology operations or implementing AI solutions available on the market. In addition to scaling operations, we can collaborate closely with the engineering team to optimize the costs of engineering operations. We also collaborate with engineering and product leadership to assess the viability of new products by modeling investment requirements and potential returns.