For funded founders

Build an operations team without the 12-month lock or the $24,000 buyout.

Strategic Support Partners trained on your business in 14 days. US Delivery Manager owns the work. Month-to-month with a real replacement guarantee.

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SSP

Pre-vetted. Playbook-trained. Trained against the Sphere Standard before they start.

14dFrom signed contract to your SSP's first working day

1:1One SSP per client. Never pooled.

M2MMonth-to-month, no buyout

30dFree replacement in the first 30 days

What founders run into

Premium offshore staffing is built for slow-moving enterprises, not funded founders.

Premium providers want a year and a buyout fee

Athena costs $36,000 per year on a 12-month commitment with a $24,000 buyout. For a founder still pivoting product-market fit, that lock is the wrong structure.

Generic offshore platforms cannot keep up with your stack

The cheaper offshore models send assistants trained on tools, not on businesses. Your CRM is custom. Your reporting is custom. The assistant learns it from scratch, then leaves.

Nothing in the middle is built for operators

If you want the talent quality of Athena without the lock, there is no obvious answer. That gap is where SphereAssist sits.

How SphereAssist works for funded startups

Premium SSP. Operator-built. No lock-in.

14-day start, month-to-month

From signed contract to your SSP's first working day in two weeks. No annual commitment. Cancel inside 30 days and we replace at no cost.

Sphere Playbook for your specific workflow

We document how your business actually works before your SSP starts. The Playbook is the moat against turnover.

US Delivery Manager who owns the work

One US-based person accountable for performance and Playbook updates. Different from the sales rep who closed the deal.

SphereAssist vs Athena and Boldly

How we compare, line by line.

Athena is a premium offshore model at $3,000 per month with a 12-month commitment and a $24,000 buyout. Boldly delivers US-based assistants at $2,520 per month. Both are real options. Neither is built for founders who need flexibility plus structure.

Monthly cost

Athena: $3,000 (locked)

Scoped to engagement

Contract structure

Athena: 12 months + $24K buyout

Month-to-month, no buyout

Documented system

Athena: AI-tool training

Sphere Playbook for your role

Delivery accountability

Customer success generalist

US Delivery Manager (operations)

Replacement

Available

30 days + Playbook stays in place

Free playbook

The Funded Founder's Offshore Operations Playbook

A 12-page guide to building your first offshore operations team without locking in the wrong vendor or burning months on bad hires.

The Athena vs Boldly vs SphereAssist scorecard (8 questions that actually matter)
The 14-day onboarding template every offshore engagement should follow
The cost-of-turnover math (why a $2,000 cheaper hire can cost you $40,000)
A redacted Sphere Playbook excerpt for an Executive Support Partner role

Roles we place for your industry

Strategic Support Partner roles built for funded startups

Executive Support Partner

C-suite calendar, inbox, board prep, travel

Operations Support Partner

Workflow ownership, vendor coordination, SOPs

Sales Support Partner

CRM hygiene, lead enrichment, proposal preparation

Customer Success Partner

Onboarding orchestration, check-in cadence, retention

What clients say

We tried two other offshore providers before SphereAssist. Both failed at the same place: nobody documented how our business actually worked. The Sphere Playbook was the difference.

CEO, Series A SaaS company (real attribution pending release)

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