Fractional COO and CFO support for OKC-area founders who have found product-market fit and need the operational and financial infrastructure to scale without breaking everything they have built.
Getting to $1M in revenue is hard. Getting past it is a different kind of hard. Most OKC startups hit a wall somewhere between $1M and $5M where the founder is still running everything, the team has no real structure, and the business is growing faster than its systems. This is where companies stall. An OKC startup advisor helps you build the infrastructure before the growth outpaces your ability to manage it.
Building the financial systems, reporting, and cash flow visibility a scaling OKC company needs to make decisions with confidence rather than gut feel.
Processes, accountability frameworks, and team structure that let the business scale without the founder in every decision.
Getting your financials, story, and operations ready before talking to investors. Speaking the language they expect to hear.
Understanding your real customer acquisition cost, your margins by product or segment, and which parts of the business to double down on.
Working alongside i2E, Techstars OKC, and the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber to connect you with the right resources at the right stage.
A practical operational and financial path from where you are to where you are going, with the milestones that actually matter.
You have customers, you have revenue, and you have proven the concept. Now the question is whether you can build a business around it without it falling apart.
Revenue is up but the chaos is getting worse. Processes do not exist. The founder is still the answer to everything. Something has to change before something breaks.
Investors will ask hard questions about your financials, unit economics, and plan. You need someone who has been on both sides of that conversation.
Moving from a handful of generalists who do everything to a team with clear roles and accountability is one of the hardest transitions in a startup's life.
Not every OKC startup is a SaaS company. Oilfield, manufacturing, construction, professional services — the operational and financial challenges of scaling are consistent across industries.
When the founder is carrying the entire operational and financial load of a growing company, it is not a question of if something breaks. It is when.
Generally companies between $500K and $10M in revenue that have found product-market fit and are growing faster than their systems can support. The sweet spot is an OKC-area company that is clearly working but operationally and financially stretched.
Yes. The operational and financial challenges of scaling are consistent across industries. Tyler has worked with businesses in oilfield services, manufacturing, construction, SaaS, and professional services. The sector matters less than the stage.
Primarily as a fractional operating partner — embedded involvement rather than occasional consulting. The work is done directly with the founder and leadership team, in person when it matters and remote for ongoing work.
i2E is the primary early-stage funding and support resource for OKC founders. Techstars has operated in OKC. The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber runs entrepreneur programming. These are real resources that a startup advisor can help founders navigate and work alongside.
A free 30-minute call. Tell me where your company is and what is frustrating you. We figure out from there whether there is a fit.
No pitch. No deck. A straight conversation about your OKC startup and whether Scissortail is the right fit to help you get to the next level.
Statewide startup advisory for Oklahoma founders at every stage of the growth journey.
Operational leadership for OKC businesses that need senior COO-level guidance without the full-time cost.
Financial leadership for growing OKC companies that need more than a bookkeeper and less than a full-time CFO.
Strategic advisory for OKC businesses in the $1M to $20M range at every stage of growth.
Business advisory for Oklahoma tech founders navigating funding, scaling, and the state ecosystem.
Operational and financial consulting for OKC businesses across every industry and stage.