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Role guide

What a fractional COO does (and when to hire one)

Scope and cost of a fractional COO for scaling African operators.

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What a fractional COO owns

Operating cadence, OKR discipline, hiring plan, and turning the CEO's strategy into a weekly execution plan the whole team runs on.

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Match against vetted operators across Africa.

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Frequently asked questions

A COO owns delivery across functions. A Chief of Staff supports the CEO. If your bottleneck is execution across teams, hire a COO. If your bottleneck is the CEO's time, hire a Chief of Staff.

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