High Caliber AI
    DirectFounder, FOAF.proFractional Exec Network

    0-to-1 venture build

    Building FOAF.pro: a new category between 'fractional exec' and 'a friend who can help'

    After years running fractional CMO engagements, the gap was obvious: clients needed something lighter than a fractional but more accountable than a favor. FOAF.pro filled it.

    25+
    Founding members in month one
    700+
    Combined years of leadership
    Multi-yr
    Client engagements run

    How David was engaged: Direct High Caliber AI engagement — David is the founder and operator of FOAF.pro.

    David's work & commentary featured in

    The New York TimesThe Wall Street JournalAd AgeAdweekForbesDigidayFast CompanyVentureBeat

    FOAF.pro stands for 'Friend Of A Friend, Professional' — a vetted network of senior execs available in fraction-of-a-fractional doses. It was born from pattern-matching across years of High Caliber AI fractional CMO engagements where the right answer wasn't 20 hours/week, it was 'the right person, fast, for a specific call.'

    The challenge

    Stand up a credible new category from scratch: a brand, a vetted founding cohort, a way to match execs to client briefs, and enough early proof that the model worked at all.

    What we actually did

    Treated FOAF as a real venture, not a side project — brand, network, and operating motion in parallel.

    Conceived the model in 2023

    Defined what FOAF was (and wasn't) versus traditional fractional placements and informal favors.

    Built FOAF.pro with a distinct voice

    Brand, positioning, and site that signaled 'serious network' without 'overproduced'.

    Recruited the founding cohort

    25+ senior execs in month one, 700+ combined years of leadership experience.

    Matched execs to client engagements

    Ran multi-year client engagements off the network, validating the operating motion.

    What it produced

    A working venture with paying clients, a credible founding bench, and a defensible position in the fractional-exec landscape.

    • 25+ founding members signed in month one
    • 700+ combined years of senior leadership experience in the network
    • Multi-year client engagements successfully delivered through the model
    • Positioning that occupies a real gap competitors hadn't named

    Frequently asked

    What is FOAF.pro?

    FOAF.pro ('Friend Of A Friend, Professional') is a vetted network of senior execs available in fraction-of-a-fractional doses — designed for clients who need the right person fast for a specific brief.

    Who founded FOAF.pro?

    David Berkowitz founded FOAF.pro in 2023 after years running fractional CMO engagements through High Caliber AI.

    Need a senior exec for a specific call?

    Tap the FOAF model — or get David directly

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