Empowering Startups
High-impact, tailored services for SaaS startups, enabling them to prototype, grow, and achieve successful exits.
Recognized and Trusted by SaaS Companies
Offerings
Unique portfolio and advisory company
Retinue Systems empowers startups through equity partnerships and a comprehensive suite of specialized services designed to meet the unique needs of tech and SaaS startups.
Retained Advisory Services
Strategic guidance through an annual retainer with a dedicated Retinue Systems advisor. Whether advising your CEO, COO, and acting as a fractional CTO, CPO, and CIO—or supporting your product and tech leadership.
Business Structuring & Partnerships
Optimizing operations and financial efficiency with strategies for team organization, scaling, performance, and business continuity. Guidance on equity and share distribution strategies to align stakeholders and attract talent. Establish strategic partnerships with startup programs at major tech companies like Microsoft, Google, NVIDIA, and more to drive innovation and growth.
Product & Technology Roadmaps
Crafting product roadmaps, pricing strategies, licensing plans, product documentation approaches, and update/upgrade strategies.
Building SaaS Prototypes/MVPs
Build prototypes, AI solutions, and SaaS platforms on multi-cloud across Azure, AWS, and GCP, specializing in Cloud Native, Dapr, Kubernetes, Python, JavaScript, and AI technologies (GenAI, RAG, Agentic).
Sales & Customer Success
Establish sales operations, scaling revenue, and advise customer success strategies to drive retention, satisfaction, and long-term growth.
Exit Readiness & IP Strategy
Prepare startups for successful exits with intellectual property strategies, valuation optimization, and comprehensive exit planning.
Focus
We Don’t Just Advise, We Partner
At Retinue Systems, we roll up our sleeves and work alongside you, building, iterating, and scaling as true partners invested in your success.
Advisory
Intelligent Insights at Your Fingertips
Gain instant access to experienced strategic guidance from our advisors or courses, whenever you need it, wherever you are.
Growth & Scale
Fueling Growth, Scaling Smart
We help you move beyond early traction, streamlining operations, strengthening go-to-market strategies, and scaling with intention for long-term success.
Transformation
Meaningful Transformation
Whether you’re pivoting your model, modernizing your tech stack, or rethinking strategy, we guide you through change with clarity, speed, and confidence.
Testimonials & Reviews
Hear From Our Clients:
Real stories from founders and teams we’ve helped scale, evolve, and succeed.
Amadou Daffe
CEO of Gebeya
Working with Steve and Retinue Systems has been an invaluable experience for Gebeya. Over the course of a year, Steve provided strategic guidance to our senior leadership team, helping us refine our SaaS vision, optimize our technology strategy, and strengthen our industry partnerships. His deep expertise in cloud, SaaS architecture, and scaling strategies directly contributed to the evolution of our Talent Cloud platform.
Steve played a critical role in structuring our tech leadership approach, establishing key partnerships with Microsoft, O’Reilly, and Pluralsight, and helping us navigate the ISV Success and Startup programs. His insights into multi-tenancy, resiliency, and scalability helped us future-proof our platform, while his guidance on product roadmap strategy, customer success, and service-level agreements ensured that we deliver exceptional value to our customers.
Steve is not just an advisor; he is a strategic partner who understands both the technical and business complexities of SaaS. Any company looking to elevate their SaaS operations would be fortunate to work with him and Retinue Systems.
Jason M
Product Manager
The services are great, but the support team truly sets this advisory apart. From onboarding to daily use, their quick responses and helpful guidance made the whole experience smooth and stress-free. It feels like we have a real partner, not just a service.
Peter Brandson
Owner – Brandson Industry
User-friendly, beautifully designed, and packed with functionality. I’ve never experienced such responsive support. Worth every penny.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers.
Answers to common questions about our services, approach, and how we partner with clients.
What kind of companies does Retinue Systems work with?
We partner with early-stage and growth-stage SaaS startups, as well as established companies looking to modernize or scale strategically. If you’re building something bold or navigating big decisions, we’re here to help.
How is Retinue Systems different from a typical consultancy?
We don’t just offer advice, we embed ourselves in your journey. From building MVPs to restructuring your business model, we operate like an extension of your founding team with skin in the game.
What services do you offer?
Our services include SaaS MVP development, business structuring, go-to-market strategy, sales growth, fundraising guidance, and exit planning. We also offer long-term advisory engagements with equity-based partnership options.
How do your advisory engagements work?
We offer retained advisory for a flat annual fee, often paired with a small equity stake. This allows us to stay aligned with your goals and actively support your growth over time, not just in one-off meetings.
Get in touch today – let’s discuss how we can take your SaaS to the next level.
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