--- title: GDS Startup Consulting Services description: Get free advice and workshops from Yoel, a seasoned expert, to help your startup refine its business model, target market, and technology strategy. image: https://www.growthdriven.solutions/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Serene%20Office%20With%20Seasoned%20Mentor%20And%20Coffee%20Mug.png --- GrowthDriven Solutions · For startup founders # Building a startup? Let’s figure out your next move. Find your market. Sharpen your offer. Make your marketing and tech work for you. I’m Yoel—a 75-year-old retired Information Technology consultant interested in *paying it forward*. After 35 years of helping businesses find their direction and put technology to work, I’m offering founders advice, consulting, and workshops **at no charge**. [Let’s talk →](https://www.growthdriven.solutions/meetings/yoelbenavraham/startup-discovery-call?hsLang=en) Not a free call followed by a sales pitch. My help is genuinely at no charge. ## How I can help you build a stronger business - **Clarify your business model**: Work out who will pay, what they’ll pay for, and why they’ll choose you. - **Find your best-fit customers**: Identify the customers who need what you offer and are most likely to buy. - **Clarify your marketing messaging**: Show customers the value you offer and reach them with the right message at the right time. - **Help make your CRM and technology work for you**: Spend less time chasing information and more time moving your business forward. - **Get your team working better together**: Build a shared understanding of your goals and how to achieve them through a common methodology and a shared business language. ## You don’t need all the answers before we talk. Start with whichever question is keeping you up at night: - Who should you focus on first? - Does your business model hold up—and what still needs testing? - Why would someone choose you over the alternatives? - Where should you invest your marketing effort? - What technology do you actually need to get started? - How do you stop leads and follow-ups slipping through the cracks? You know your business. I bring my experienced outside view. About Yoel ## I have 35 years of business and IT experience, and I'm interested in helping you turn your ideas into realities. Hi, I’m Yoel Ben-Avraham. For 35 years, I’ve helped businesses answer some big questions: Who are our best customers? What makes our offer worth paying for? And how can technology help us work smarter? My experience combines business strategy with hands-on work. I’ve helped startups and growing companies sharpen their business models, identify promising markets, and turn their value into clear marketing messages. As a systems analyst, I’ve also helped put the practical pieces in place: CRM, HubSpot, and processes that connect marketing, sales, and customer service. That means we can consider both the big picture and the details that make it work. Together, we can test your assumptions, spot gaps, and work out practical next steps, using real-world experience and industry-tested tools and methods rather than starting from scratch. At 75, I’m retired, but I still enjoy helping people build something worthwhile. Through Growth-Driven Solutions, I’m offering founders advice, consulting, and team workshops at no charge. Not just a free first conversation, but never a pitch for paid services. This is my way of paying it forward. You bring the ideas and the ambition. I bring experience, useful tools, and a fresh pair of eyes. Let’s put them to work and give your business a stronger foundation for success.   [Let’s talk →](https://www.growthdriven.solutions/meetings/yoelbenavraham/startup-discovery-call?hsLang=en) ## How it works 1. **Tell me about your startup**What you’re building, who it’s for, and the question on your mind. An early idea is enough. 2. **Book a conversation**Pick a time that suits you. No pitch deck or preparation needed. 3. **Agree on a next step**Another conversation, a closer look at your model or market, a marketing or CRM review, or a team workshop. No obligation. [Book a conversation →](https://www.growthdriven.solutions/meetings/yoelbenavraham/startup-discovery-call?hsLang=en) ## Questions you may have ### Is this really at no charge? Yes. I will always offer my time, advice, consulting, or workshops for free—both for the first meeting and any that follow. I may occasionally ask you to cover out-of-pocket expenses, such as travel, etc. ### Why are you doing this work? I’m 75 and retired, but I still enjoy helping people turn ideas into something real. After 35 years of working with businesses, I have experience, practical tools, and lessons worth sharing. I’d rather put them to use than leave them on the shelf. This is my way of *paying it forward*: helping a new generation of founders ask the right questions, avoid common pitfalls, and build a stronger foundation for success. ### Do I need to use HubSpot? No. We start with your business, not a platform: what you’re building, who you want to serve, and what’s getting in your way. I have hands-on experience with HubSpot, but you don’t need to use it—or buy any software—to work with me. If CRM or other technology could help, we’ll explore options that fit your needs, budget, and stage of growth. The goal is to make your business work better, not add tools you don’t need. ### We’re still at the idea stage. Is that too early? Not at all. We can explore your customers, the problem you’re solving, and the model you have in mind. The earlier you start, the clearer and more comprehensive your planning will be, the fewer mistakes you will make, and the faster you will get to market.  ### Can my co-founder or team join? Absolutely! Your co-founder and team are welcome. We can have a conversation together or set up a focused workshop to explore your ideas. Including stakeholders with different perspectives in the discussion can help everyone better understand your business model, your customers, and how to reach them. ### Will you take on every request? No. I only take on requests where my skills, experience, and methods are a good fit for your needs and goals. We’ll start with a conversation about what you want to achieve and where I can help. If we’re a good match, we’ll agree on how to work together. If not, I’ll always be upfront about it. ## What are you working on? Tell me about your startup and the challenges you’d like help working through.  Let’s see where my 35 years of experience might be of help. [Let’s talk →](https://www.growthdriven.solutions/meetings/yoelbenavraham/startup-discovery-call?hsLang=en) Yoel Ben-Avraham · GrowthDriven Solutions Business perspective. Practical technology. Shared experience.