12PointShift

Fractional Chief Product Officer for Early-Stage Companies

12PointShift helps visionary, highly technical teams turn strong product and service ideas into clearer, more coherent, and more commercially effective offerings.

Built for founder-led teams that need senior product leadership before they are ready to hire a full-time executive.

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    Clarify what to build and why it will win

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    Strengthen customer definition, positioning, pricing, and packaging

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    Turn product direction into coordinated execution across the business

What Fractional Means Here

A lot of growing companies need senior product leadership well before they are ready to hire a full-time executive. Fractional leadership gives them access to that experience with more flexibility and less overhead.

Unlike traditional consultants, fractionals are embedded in the business, which often leads to greater commitment, deeper engagement, and more action.

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What We Help You Do

We help teams answer the questions that shape a winning offering:

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    Why does your product/service need to exist?

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    What emotional and functional needs does your product solve?

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    How do your brand values manifest in the product?

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    What are realistic optimistic and conservative forecasts?

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    What is the price elasticity?

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    How many versions should you offer?

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    How will you maintain competitiveness over time?

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Why 12PointShift

Led by Ethan Snyder, 12PointShift brings nearly 20 years of experience across product planning, market research, corporate strategy, and business planning.

At Rivian, Ethan worked directly with a visionary, deeply technical founder and helped shape a complex product offering into something more customer-centered, commercially effective, and easier to understand.

About Us

If you are building something ambitious and want sharper decisions before they become expensive commitments, let's talk.

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