This is an Open Coffee for Fractionals session — part of my coaching practice.

Chris Hilton brought in a live dilemma: when a founder friend wants you full-time but you’re only willing to engage fractionally, how do you make it work?

We compared notes on retainers, boundaries, and the risks of equity-heavy compensation, while also detouring into business acquisitions, old cars, and the politics of refrigerants.

We got into:

• Structuring retainers to balance client comfort and fractional freedom
• Why equity in exchange for comp is often a scam at the engineer level
• The realities of SBA loans and specialty financing in auto-related acquisitions
• Stories of Model Ts, VW buses, and EV charging frustrations
• Refrigerants, regulation, and the absurdity of industry transitions
• Insurance adjusters, home repairs, and the value of documentation

No slides. No pitches. No agenda. Just honest conversation.

📅 Recorded September 8, 2025
🎙️ Hosted by David Raistrick

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