The Real Cost of Hiring a Growth Team vs. Hiring a Consultant

3-Person Team

$1.2M–$1.7M Total

Over 2 years including salaries, benefits, and recruiting.

High Scale Execution

Best for teams needing 40+ hours/week of production.

Requires $10M+ ARR

Difficult to justify the overhead at early stages.

One Expert Consultant

$130K–$380K Total

Over 2 years with zero recruiting or benefit costs.

Diagnosis & Playbooks

Best for identifying bottlenecks and proving the model.

Ideal for Seed to Series A

Higher ROI during the "finding what works" phase.