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Launch Day Advisors is a buyer-side digital advisory firm that helps buyers select AI, software, and design service partners.

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 statement

To restore balance in technology partner selection by providing structured search, due diligence, and disciplined negotiation on behalf of buyers.

Products & Services

Partner Search Service

Efficiently source and evaluate qualified partners for your project within weeks.

launchdayadvisors.com/services/partner-search
  • ✓ Buyer Decision Ownership — Retain Control Over Decisions
  • ✓ Shortlist Delivery — Receive Vetted Candidate Shortlist Quickly
  • ✓ Proposal Leveling — Compare Proposals Fairly
  • ✓ Structured Search Process — Engage Qualified Partners
  • ✓ Signing Guidance — Make Informed Signing Choices

Managed Selection Service

Expert navigation through complex vendor selection for optimal project outcomes.

launchdayadvisors.com/services/managed-selection
  • ✓ Discovery — Define Project Scope
  • ✓ Written Recommendation with Risk Register — Deliver Comprehensive Insights
  • ✓ RFP Management — Create Effective RFP
  • ✓ Negotiation — Strengthen Contract Terms
  • ✓ Sourcing — Identify Top Vendors
  • ✓ Proposal Leveling — Standardize Proposals
  • ✓ References — Validate Vendor Performance
  • ✓ Interviews — Evaluate Vendor Fit

Delivery Assurance Service

Ensures successful project delivery through independent oversight and risk management.

launchdayadvisors.com/services/delivery-assurance
  • ✓ Success Definition — Clarify Success Criteria
  • ✓ Cadence Establishment — Regular Delivery Reviews
  • ✓ Risk Monitoring — Track Project Risks
  • ✓ Escalation Support — Facilitate Problem Resolution
  • ✓ Stakeholder Input — External Perspective on Decisions
  • ✓ Delivery Health Review — Quarterly Performance Assessments

Market Segments

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Vendor selection and sourcing

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.

Market size: $6.0B CAGR: 10%
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.
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Contract negotiation and commercial optimization

Buyer-side negotiation and commercial advisory to align scope, pricing, contractual terms, and protections before signing to reduce cost and contractual risk.

Market size: $2.5B CAGR: 15%
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).
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Delivery assurance and program governance

Independent oversight and governance for active engagements to monitor delivery health, track risks, provide escalation support, and validate acceptance against defined success criteria.

Market size: $2.0B CAGR: 12%
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.
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AI and software vendor due diligence

Technical and reference-based diligence focused on vendor capabilities, delivery track record, staffing stability, and risk registers to inform selection and mitigate execution risk.

Market size: $3.0B CAGR: 15%
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).
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Ideal Customer Profiles

Growth-Stage Technology Companies

Growth-stage software and AI companies seeking vetted vendors and governance for complex engagements.

Vice President Of Engineering

Align vendor work with product roadmap; minimize scope creep; ensure on-time delivery

Head Of Procurement

Source best-fit vendors with favorable terms; reduce procurement friction

Delivery Manager

Deliver milestones on time with quality

Small And Medium Businesses And Startups

SMBs and startups needing independent vendor sourcing, due diligence, and negotiation.

Founder And Chief Executive Officer

Grow product quickly, minimize spend

Head Of Product

On-time product delivery

Operations Manager

Reduce procurement cycle times

Enterprises Needing Delivery Governance For Large-Scale Programs

Enterprises overseeing long-running, high-risk programs needing governance.

Chief Information Officer

Successful program outcomes, ROI

Global Program Manager

Milestones on time, vendor coordination

Vendor Management Office Director

Improve governance efficiency

Common Questions

What does Launch Day Advisors do?
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.
What problems does Launch Day Advisors solve for Growth-Stage Technology Companies?
Misaligned vendors, inflated scopes, weak terms; governance gaps; schedule risk.
What problems does Launch Day Advisors solve for Small And Medium Businesses And Startups?
Limited procurement bandwidth; overwhelmed by options; risk of vendor misfit; lengthy negotiation
What is Launch Day Advisors's role in the Vendor selection and sourcing market?
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.
What is Launch Day Advisors's role in the Contract negotiation and commercial optimization market?
Buyer-side negotiation and commercial advisory to align scope, pricing, contractual terms, and protections before signing to reduce cost and contractual risk.
How was the Vendor selection and sourcing market size estimate for Launch Day Advisors calculated?
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.
How was the Contract negotiation and commercial optimization market size estimate for Launch Day Advisors calculated?
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).
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