Most founders build the wrong product for the wrong market with the wrong partners. I help
you fix all three
Product validation and strategic alliance advisory for early-stage founders and small business owners — in
weeks, not months
Current flagship engagement: architecting the product strategy and commercialization ecosystem for
Team Steam Nation and Andretti Garage — featuring Mario, Jeff, and Adam Andretti as digital learning
avatars for K-12 STEAM education
Jim Raubolt - Mosaic partner solutions - Product Development Coach & adviser
You Don't Need a Massive Agency. You Need Someone Who Has Done This Before.
I've worked inside Fortune 500 firms and sat in the trenches of early-stage startups. I know what it's like to wear five hats, operate on a shoestring budget, and make high-stakes product decisions without enough data. What I've learned across 15+ years, eight patent filings, and multimillion-dollar alliance closures is this: the founders who succeed aren't the ones who build the fastest. They're the ones who validate first and partner smart.Through Mosaic Partner Solutions I bring the rigor of a Certified Scrum Product Owner, the strategic foundation of an MBA, and a named validation framework — the White Space Validation — directly to founders and small teams who need executive-grade thinking without the agency price tag.
Not sure your idea will sell
An intensive teardown of your concept using the
Jobs-To-Be-Done framework. I identify your riskiest assumption and tell you what to
test before spending another dollar. You will have a prioritized list of the assumptions standing between you and a
paying customer.
Need to prove demand before you build
I design your Minimum Viable Test, guide you
through running it with real potential customers, and interpret the results. No building blind. You get an informed read on actual market demand
before writing extensive code or consuming your funding runway.
Building but losing focus?
I step in part-time to manage your development backlog, run
disciplined agile sprints, and act as the objective barrier between nice-to-have features and
validated market needs. Every dollar and hour spent goes directly toward your validated
White Space — no feature bloat, no wasted runway
Flat-fee engagement — contact for pricing
Jim Raubolt - Mosaic partner solutions - Product Development Coach & adviser
"Most founders I talk to are terrified of one thing: spending six months and their savings building something nobody wants.
That fear is completely valid. And completely preventable.
An AI-driven competitor analysis will show where your competitors are weak and where the market gap
you need to fill actually lives. Download the free
Validate Your White Space
Jim Raubolt Experience
Combining a University of Illinois MBA, Certified Scrum Product Owner certification, and 15+ years of
closing multimillion-dollar alliances across multiple industries, I bring executive-grade product strategy and
partnership development directly to founders and small teams.Key Value Delivered:Strategic Alliances: Orchestrated multimillion-dollar partnerships between startups and global enterprises.Innovation & IP: Instrumental in the research leading to eight patent filings.Market Validation: Direct responsibility for the end-to-end design, deployment, and scaling of several new development products/services.Long-Term Growth: Direct responsibility for the end-to-end design, deployment, and scaling of new products across STEAM education, computer vision, and robotics.
Current flagship example engagements demonstrating:
Right product. Right market. Right partners
Team Steam Nation & Andretti GarageProduct Strategy & Alliance Advisor | April 2022 – PresentArchitecting the commercialization of a patent pending browser-based, automotive-focused STEAM learning platform powered by the Andretti legacy — designed to reach 6 million K-12 students on any device. Work includes defining product strategy, building high-value strategic alliances with major financial institutions, and bridging high-performance motorsports with K-12 workforce development.RAD LAB 1Business Development & Strategic Alliances | September 2021 – PresentLeading strategic alliance development for an industrial computer vision automation platform built on Georgia Tech alumni expertise. Seven patents awarded.
References
Jim Panaretos
Business Consultant – previous Dir of Mktg at GM and VP at Sirius XM Satellite Radio
"I have known Jim for 12 years and worked with him in 2 ventures. He is extremely bright and intuitive, with both strategic and tactical skills, a tremendous asset. He is highly ethical and strongly believes in keeping customer commitments. Jim enjoys a fast-paced environment, cool under fire, and is exceptional at managing projects and growing accounts."Jeff Andretti
Cofounder & Partner of Team Steam Nation / Jeff Andretti Coaching Group
"Jim has been instrumental in contributing to the creation of Team Steam Nation (and associated Andretti Garage); which are 501 c (3) initiatives. Jim’s familiarity with new product/service development, strategic alliances, and project management has been invaluable."Erik Lech
Managing Partner at Team Steam Nation / Octane Media
"Jim has been a tremendous asset at many levels with his deep experience in startup environments and strategic alliances. His insights have been a tremendous asset in new product development acting as a sounding board determining multiportfolio strategies."
Work With Me
I work with a focused number of clients at any given time — which means every engagement gets genuine
strategic investment, not a junior team following a template.
If you are an early-stage founder or small business owner who needs to know whether your idea has a real
market — or needs the right strategic partner to scale it — I'd welcome a conversation
contact
Please include a message in your email explaining what you would like to discuss so I have some orientation. Thank you, Jim
© Mosaic Partner Solutions. All rights reserved.
Thank you!
I look forward to understanding you situation and discussing how I can help