{"schemaVersion":1,"profileUrl":"https://nowen.ai/agents/launchdayadvisors-com","markdownUrl":"https://nowen.ai/agents/launchdayadvisors-com.md","jsonUrl":"https://nowen.ai/agents/launchdayadvisors-com.json","name":"Launch Day Advisors","nickname":"Launch Day","website":"https://launchdayadvisors.com","industry":"Advisory","status":{"trust":"unclaimed","text":"Unclaimed: compiled by Nowen from public sources, not reviewed by the company"},"updatedAt":"2026-09-06T23:36:12.505Z","summary":"Launch Day Advisors is a buyer-side digital advisory firm that helps buyers select AI, software, and design service partners.","description":"Launch Day Advisors is a buyer-side digital advisory firm founded by Jonathan Blessing and Liz Flyntz that works exclusively for buyers selecting qualified AI, software, and design service providers. We help buyers avoid misaligned vendors, inflated scopes, and weak commercial terms—before leverage disappears. We offer structured partner search and selection, due diligence, and commercial negotiation, with a network of vetted AI, UX, and software partners. Our engagements include Partner Search, Managed Selection, and Delivery Assurance, all buyer-retained and focused on delivering outcomes for SMBs, startups, and enterprises.","mission":"To restore balance in technology partner selection by providing structured search, due diligence, and disciplined negotiation on behalf of buyers.","directory":{"industryName":"Advisory","agentCount":17,"indexable":true,"hubUrl":"https://nowen.ai/industry/advisory"},"aiReaderFamilies":["Perplexity","Amazon"],"advisorListingUrl":"https://haycion.com/advisors/launchdayadvisors-com","products":[{"name":"Partner Search","type":"Service","url":"https://launchdayadvisors.com/services/partner-search","summary":"Efficiently source and evaluate qualified partners for your project within weeks.","description":"Partner Search is a buyer-side, buyer-retained service that sources a shortlist of qualified partners tailored to your brief. In 2-4 weeks, you provide the scope and we deliver the shortlist, help you evaluate proposals, and guide you toward the best signing decision. You conduct the calls; we level the proposals for fair comparison and explain who to sign and why. The final decision remains with the buyer.","pricing":{},"features":[{"name":"Buyer Decision Ownership","value":"Retain Control Over Decisions","valueDescription":"You maintain authority throughout the selection process, ensuring alignment with your needs and values."},{"name":"Shortlist Delivery","value":"Receive Vetted Candidate Shortlist Quickly","valueDescription":"Faster access to pre-qualified partners accelerates your procurement timeline, allowing you to focus on project goals."},{"name":"Proposal Leveling","value":"Compare Proposals Fairly","valueDescription":"Normalization of proposals allows for an apples-to-apples comparison, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate."},{"name":"Structured Search Process","value":"Engage Qualified Partners","valueDescription":"A methodical approach ensures that selected partners meet specific industry standards and expertise necessary for your project."},{"name":"Signing Guidance","value":"Make Informed Signing Choices","valueDescription":"Expert insights help clarify which partner best meets your needs, reducing risk in your decision-making process."}]},{"name":"Managed Selection","type":"Service","url":"https://launchdayadvisors.com/services/managed-selection","summary":"Expert navigation through complex vendor selection for optimal project outcomes.","description":"Managed Selection is a full-service buyer-side search for complex engagements. We run the end-to-end process—from discovery through negotiation—while you focus on your business. In 4-12 weeks, we cover discovery, RFP, sourcing, leveling, interviews, references, and negotiation. We deliver a written recommendation with a risk register, and the final decision remains with you as we handle the rest.","pricing":{},"features":[{"name":"Discovery","value":"Define Project Scope","valueDescription":"Comprehensive exploration of your needs ensures alignment and specificity from the start."},{"name":"Written Recommendation with Risk Register","value":"Deliver Comprehensive Insights","valueDescription":"Delivers a thorough recommendation along with a risk register to aid informed decision-making."},{"name":"RFP Management","value":"Create Effective RFP","valueDescription":"Crafts an RFP that surfaces vital requirements and expectations, enhancing vendor responses."},{"name":"Negotiation","value":"Strengthen Contract Terms","valueDescription":"Facilitates negotiation strategies that align vendor contracts with buyer interests."},{"name":"Sourcing","value":"Identify Top Vendors","valueDescription":"Strategically sources potential firms that best meet your project criteria."},{"name":"Proposal Leveling","value":"Standardize Proposals","valueDescription":"Ensures that all vendor proposals align on key metrics, allowing for easier evaluation."},{"name":"References","value":"Validate Vendor Performance","valueDescription":"Executes thorough reference checks to ensure vendors have a history of successful outcomes."},{"name":"Interviews","value":"Evaluate Vendor Fit","valueDescription":"Conducts structured interviews to delve into vendor capabilities ensuring a good match."}]},{"name":"Delivery Assurance","type":"Service","url":"https://launchdayadvisors.com/services/delivery-assurance","summary":"Ensures successful project delivery through independent oversight and risk management.","description":"Delivery Assurance provides independent oversight on active engagements to ensure what is defined as done is actually delivered. It offers six layers of governance for long or high-risk programs, including defined success criteria, cadence reviews, risk monitoring, escalation support, stakeholder input, and quarterly delivery health assessments.","pricing":{},"features":[{"name":"Success Definition","value":"Clarify Success Criteria","valueDescription":"Establishing clear definitions of success prevents misunderstandings and sets expectations for both parties."},{"name":"Cadence Establishment","value":"Regular Delivery Reviews","valueDescription":"Structured check-ins ensure ongoing alignment and timely course corrections."},{"name":"Risk Monitoring","value":"Track Project Risks","valueDescription":"Real-time identification and management of potential issues help prevent project derailment."},{"name":"Escalation Support","value":"Facilitate Problem Resolution","valueDescription":"Independent support helps manage tough conversations and maintain healthy vendor relationships."},{"name":"Stakeholder Input","value":"External Perspective on Decisions","valueDescription":"An impartial viewpoint in discussions helps reaffirm commitments and adjust strategies as needed."},{"name":"Delivery Health Review","value":"Quarterly Performance Assessments","valueDescription":"Regular evaluations facilitate adjustments and improvements, promoting project stability."}]}],"audiences":[{"title":"Growth-Stage Technology Companies","description":"Growth-stage software and AI companies seeking vetted vendors and governance for complex engagements.","industries":["Technology","Software","AI"],"geography":"Global","painPoints":"Misaligned vendors, inflated scopes, weak terms; governance gaps; schedule risk.","businessGoals":"Deliver successful vendor-driven programs on time; optimize vendor risk and performance; achieve predictable outcomes.","positioningStatement":"Independent buyer-side advisory helps growth-stage tech companies source, govern, and negotiate complex engagements to align with product roadmaps and outcomes."},{"title":"Small And Medium Businesses And Startups","description":"SMBs and startups needing independent vendor sourcing, due diligence, and negotiation.","industries":["Technology","Software","Digital Services"],"geography":"Global","painPoints":"Limited procurement bandwidth; overwhelmed by options; risk of vendor misfit; lengthy negotiation","businessGoals":"Access vetted partners quickly; reliable proposals; faster go-to-market","positioningStatement":"Independent buyer-side advisory streamlining vendor selection and negotiation for SMBs and startups, delivering clear comparisons and faster access to vetted partners."},{"title":"Enterprises Needing Delivery Governance For Large-Scale Programs","description":"Enterprises overseeing long-running, high-risk programs needing governance.","industries":["Enterprise Technology","Financial Services","Healthcare"],"geography":"Global","painPoints":"Delivery misalignment, scope creep, governance gaps, vendor management complexity","businessGoals":"Deliver complex programs on time, reduce risk, maximize ROI","positioningStatement":"Independent buyer-side governance partner for enterprises overseeing large-scale programs, providing visibility, risk management, and structured vendor oversight."}],"segments":[{"name":"Vendor selection and sourcing","description":"Services that identify, evaluate, and shortlist qualified AI, software, and design partners to match buyer requirements, including discovery, RFP management, proposal leveling, sourcing, and shortlist delivery.","size":6,"cagr":10,"color":1,"productNames":["Partner Search","Managed Selection"],"methodology":"No explicit global figure for “vendor selection and sourcing” services for AI/software/design partners was found in the results. I used adjacent, directly related markets (vendor management/software, supplier discovery platforms, and retail sourcing & procurement) as proxies. Those markets report 2024–2026 sizes in the USD 4–12B range and CAGRs around 10–12%. Treating the vendor selection/sourcing services segment as a meaningful subset of these combined markets (discovery platforms, VMS, sourcing solutions and related services), a conservative 2026 market-size estimate of ~USD 6.0B and growth potential ~10% CAGR aligns with the cited market reports.","citations":[{"url":"https://www.futuremarketinsights.com/reports/retail-sourcing-and-procurement-market","text":"Retail Sourcing And Procurement Market value (2025): USD 5.0 billion; Forecast CAGR: 10.0%."},{"url":"https://www.coherentmarketinsights.com/industry-reports/vendor-management-systems-market","text":"Global Vendor Management Systems Market valued at USD 11.51 Bn in 2026; CAGR 10.5%."},{"url":"https://growthmarketreports.com/report/supplier-discovery-platform-market","text":"Supplier Discovery Platform market reached USD 4.12 billion in 2024; CAGR 11.7% (2025–2033)."},{"url":"https://www.businessresearchinsights.com/market-reports/vendor-management-software-market-113779","text":"Vendor Management Software Market valued at USD 9.87 Billion in 2026; CAGR 10.9% (2026–2035)."}]},{"name":"Contract negotiation and commercial optimization","description":"Buyer-side negotiation and commercial advisory to align scope, pricing, contractual terms, and protections before signing to reduce cost and contractual risk.","size":2.5,"cagr":15,"color":2,"productNames":["Managed Selection","Partner Search"],"methodology":"Estimate based on contract-negotiation and CLM market reports in the search results. MarketIntelo values the global contract negotiation platform market at $2.1B (2024) with ~17.8% CAGR; Future Market Insights values CLM at $1.8B (2026) with a 12% CAGR; other sources (BusinessResearchInsights, HTF) report CLM/sales-contract markets from ~$2B–3.7B with CAGRs 8–15.5%. Buyer-side contract negotiation and commercial advisory is a subset spanning platforms plus professional services; blending platform and CLM figures and service growth leads to an estimated market size ~USD 2.5B and mid-teens growth potential (~15% CAGR).","citations":[{"url":"https://marketintelo.com/report/contract-negotiation-platform-market","text":"Global Contract Negotiation Platform market size was valued at $2.1 billion in 2024; forecasted to $9.4 billion by 2033, CAGR 17.8%."},{"url":"https://www.futuremarketinsights.com/reports/contract-lifecycle-management-market","text":"Contract Lifecycle Management Market is valued at USD 1.8 billion in 2026; demand anticipated to expand at 12.0% CAGR."},{"url":"https://www.businessresearchinsights.com/market-reports/contract-lifecycle-management-system-market-101922","text":"Starting at USD 3.73 Billion in 2026; projected to reach USD 13.78 Billion by 2035; CAGR 15.5%."},{"url":"https://www.htfmarketinsights.com/report/3822269-sales-contract-management-market","text":"Sales Contract Management market valued $2 Billion (2019); projected $4 Billion by 2030 with a CAGR of 8.00%."}]},{"name":"Delivery assurance and program governance","description":"Independent oversight and governance for active engagements to monitor delivery health, track risks, provide escalation support, and validate acceptance against defined success criteria.","size":2,"cagr":12,"color":3,"productNames":["Delivery Assurance"],"methodology":"Search results show adjacent governance markets (data governance ~USD 5–6B in the mid‑2020s with ~20% CAGR; AI governance smaller today but very high CAGR). Delivery assurance and program governance is a narrower professional-services niche (independent oversight, risk/escalation, acceptance validation) that sits within enterprise governance/implementation spend. Using the cited governance market sizes as an upper bound and treating delivery assurance as a modest fraction of overall governance and implementation services, I estimate a global market ≈ USD 2.0B today with mid‑teens to low‑double‑digit growth potential (≈12% CAGR) driven by rising regulatory/compliance complexity, large-scale enterprise transformations, and increased use of AI/data platforms.","citations":[{"url":"https://www.coherentmarketinsights.com/market-insight/data-governance-market-5126","text":"The data governance market is estimated to be valued at USD 5.70 Bn in 2026"},{"url":"https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/ai-governance-market-176187291.html","text":"The global AI governance market is projected to grow from USD 0.89 billion in 2024 to USD 5.78 billion by 2029"},{"url":"https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/data-governance-market-108640","text":"The global data governance market size was valued at USD 5.38 billion in 2025"},{"url":"https://www.persistencemarketresearch.com/market-research/ai-governance-market.asp","text":"The global AI governance market size is likely to be valued at US$ 429.8 million in 2026"}]},{"name":"AI and software vendor due diligence","description":"Technical and reference-based diligence focused on vendor capabilities, delivery track record, staffing stability, and risk registers to inform selection and mitigate execution risk.","size":3,"cagr":15,"color":4,"productNames":["Managed Selection","Partner Search"],"methodology":"Estimate based on multiple adjacent market figures in the provided results: AI-specific due-diligence reports (AI-driven ESG due-diligence $2.8B in 2025; M&A AI due diligence $1.2B in 2024) and broader vendor/vendor-risk and due-diligence markets (vendor risk management ~$12.5B in 2025; commercial due diligence ~$5.5B in 2024). The AI/software vendor-due-diligence niche sits under these categories; combining AI-focused report values and vendor-risk software trends supports a 2025 market-size estimate near $3.0B and a growth potential in line with AI/vendor-risk reports (~15% CAGR).","citations":[{"url":"https://dataintelo.com/report/ai-driven-esg-due-diligence-market","text":"Global market valued at $2.8 billion in 2025; expected to reach $8.4 billion by 2033 at CAGR of 14.7%."},{"url":"https://marketintelo.com/report/ma-due-diligence-ai-market","text":"M&A Due Diligence AI market valued at $1.2 billion in 2024; forecast to $8.7 billion by 2033 at CAGR 24.6%."},{"url":"https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/vendor-risk-management-market-108275","text":"Global Vendor Risk Management market size was valued at USD 12.5 billion in 2025; CAGR (2025–2034): 15.38%."},{"url":"https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/vendor-due-diligence-software-market-intelligent-data-qs8kf/","text":"Vendor Due Diligence Software Market: USD 2.5 Billion in 2024; USD 8.7 Billion by 2033; CAGR of 15.2%."},{"url":"https://www.credenceresearch.com/report/due-diligence-services-market","text":"Due Diligence Services market size 2024: USD 5.50 billion; projected to USD 10.04 billion by 2032 at CAGR 7.28%."}]}],"faq":[],"comparisons":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://launchdayadvisors.com","text":"Launch Day Advisors"},{"url":"https://launchdayadvisors.com/services/partner-search","text":"Partner Search"},{"url":"https://launchdayadvisors.com/services/managed-selection","text":"Managed Selection"},{"url":"https://launchdayadvisors.com/services/delivery-assurance","text":"Delivery Assurance"},{"url":"https://www.futuremarketinsights.com/reports/retail-sourcing-and-procurement-market","text":"Retail Sourcing And Procurement Market value (2025): USD 5.0 billion; Forecast CAGR: 10.0%."},{"url":"https://www.coherentmarketinsights.com/industry-reports/vendor-management-systems-market","text":"Global Vendor Management Systems Market valued at USD 11.51 Bn in 2026; CAGR 10.5%."},{"url":"https://growthmarketreports.com/report/supplier-discovery-platform-market","text":"Supplier Discovery Platform market reached USD 4.12 billion in 2024; CAGR 11.7% (2025–2033)."},{"url":"https://www.businessresearchinsights.com/market-reports/vendor-management-software-market-113779","text":"Vendor Management Software Market valued at USD 9.87 Billion in 2026; CAGR 10.9% (2026–2035)."},{"url":"https://marketintelo.com/report/contract-negotiation-platform-market","text":"Global Contract Negotiation Platform market size was valued at $2.1 billion in 2024; forecasted to $9.4 billion by 2033, CAGR 17.8%."},{"url":"https://www.futuremarketinsights.com/reports/contract-lifecycle-management-market","text":"Contract Lifecycle Management Market is valued at USD 1.8 billion in 2026; demand anticipated to expand at 12.0% CAGR."},{"url":"https://www.businessresearchinsights.com/market-reports/contract-lifecycle-management-system-market-101922","text":"Starting at USD 3.73 Billion in 2026; 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