How a Whiteboard Session works
Everything you'd want to know before booking: who it's for, what happens and when, what you get, and how payment works.
- Length
- 2 hours, live
- Where
- Zoom, or in person in Houston
- Prep
- Up to 40 pages from you
- Written review
- Within 48 hours
- Price
- $200 deposit + $1,000 after
1. Is this for you?
I work with entrepreneurs and executives who are making moves but still feel stuck. Usually that looks like one of these:
- You have plenty of advice (courses, podcasts, a friend who sold a company), but struggle to separate signal from noise and prioritize the right lessons.
- Every decision still runs through you, and you're tired of making them alone.
- You suspect the answer is simple, but you can't see it from inside.
It's not a fit if you want a course, a mastermind or a pep talk, or someone to do the work while you watch. If you're not sure, get your free Clarity Score first.
2. What happens
| When | What happens | Your part |
|---|---|---|
| Booking | You pay the $200 deposit and pick a time. You get an upload link. | Five minutes |
| Before | I read everything you send and write a one-page synthesis: what I see, plus a list of any materials I'd like to see or questions it would help you to answer. | Send up to 40 pages: plans, financials, decks, notes. Polish doesn't matter. |
| The Session | Two hours at a whiteboard, recorded. We start from the synthesis and work to one decision. | Come ready to talk straight |
| +48 hours | Written review and the recording in your inbox. The remaining $1,000 is charged. | Read it |
| +30 days | A 20-minute follow-up call: did the moves happen, and what's next? | Twenty minutes |
3. What you get
Included
- Read-through of up to 40 pages
- Pre-meeting synthesis and questions
- Two-hour live whiteboard session
- The recording
- Written review: the decision, three moves, what to ignore
- 30-day follow-up call
Not included
- Doing the work for you
- Legal, tax or investment advice
- Writing a full business plan or deck
- Ongoing calls (Follow-through, $900/month, Session clients only)
4. Payment
| To book | $200 deposit, paid by card when you pick a time |
| After the Session | $1,000, charged automatically to the same card when your written review is sent |
| Total | $1,200. No hourly billing, and nothing to buy on the call. |
By paying the deposit you authorize silverlynx to charge the remaining $1,000 to the same card after your Session. Payments are processed by Stripe.
5. The guarantee
Deposit $200 to book the call. If thirty minutes in, you don't think it's worth it, we end the call and refund the deposit.
6. Questions
Is this consulting?
No. You're not paying for a report or for hours. It ends with a decision you carry out.
What if I'm pre-revenue?
If you have funding or committed customers, it can work. If it's still an idea, start with the free Clarity Score.
Can my business partner join?
Yes. Up to three people, same price.
What happens after?
Most people stop after one Session. Session clients can add Follow-through: two calls a month and questions in between, $900 a month, three months minimum.
Who are you?
Charlie Becker. I helped run UH's SURE program for almost ten years (2,200+ entrepreneurs, program totals), teach at UH's Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship, was a fractional COO, and I'm an O'Shaughnessy Ventures Fellow building an AI company.