Business Bottleneck Audit

Find what's holding your business back. Know what to fix first.

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Levente Szabó

Head of growth, Keel

Sometimes a business has a great product, talented people, and market opportunities, but growth or performance does not match expectations.

You might be struggling with sales, profitability, inefficient processes, or unclear responsibilities. The problem you see is not necessarily the problem you need to solve.

I help founders and CEOs understand how their businesses actually operate, identify the most important bottleneck, and decide where to focus time, money, and attention.

Who it is for

Founders and CEOs who:

Have a working product or service but struggle with growth or profitability.
Experience recurring commercial or operational problems.
Don't clearly understand what's preventing better performance.
Want to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
Need an independent assessment before making important business decisions.

What we will work on

Business model and financial performance

Understand how your company creates value, generates revenue, manages costs, and makes money.

Customers and sales

Examine how your company reaches customers, converts opportunities, and builds consistent revenue.

Operations and workflows

Understand how work gets done, where bottlenecks occur, and which processes create unnecessary costs, delays, or complexity.

People and decision-making

Examine responsibilities, communication, priorities, and how decisions affect execution.

The audit focuses on one primary business challenge, and looks at the areas most relevant to its causes.

How it works

We work together over about two weeks, through a structured 12-hour diagnostic. Each engagement follows five steps.

1
Understand
A 2-hour founder workshop to define your business objectives, current challenges, and the main question we need to answer.
2
Investigate
A 2-hour deep dive into the relevant business processes, information, and team responsibilities.
3
Diagnose
Four hours of independent evidence review and analysis to identify the most likely primary bottleneck, its causes, and its business impact.
4
Prioritize
Two hours to prepare a diagnostic report with findings, uncertainties, and three practical improvement priorities.
5
Review
A 2-hour final workshop to discuss the conclusions, challenge remaining assumptions, and decide what happens next.

You provide access to the relevant information and people. I conduct an independent assessment and deliver the findings.

What you will gain

A clearer understanding of your company's current situation.
An evidence-based assessment of the relevant business areas.
One primary business bottleneck, and its likely root causes.
An explanation of its impact, supported by the available evidence.
Three prioritized recommendations with practical next steps.
A written diagnostic report covering findings, risks, and improvement opportunities.
A final workshop to review the conclusions and discuss decisions.

You remain responsible for deciding which improvements to implement. I provide independent analysis and recommendations, not operational execution or ongoing management.