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D3 Operators

For founders and business owners

You're leavingvalue on the table.

The vision is clear. The plan, people or execution is where it breaks down.

Forget the consultant. Skip the 9-month hiring process. Get senior operators who've done it before. Today.

Meet D3.

Diagnose. We work together to identify the biggest opportunities.
Deploy. We embed senior operators where the business needs leadership.
Drive. We build solutions that include process automations, bespoke development and AI implementation.
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The Team

Who we are

Small by design. Senior by default.

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The team that built Uber Africa from zero.

Together, Lindsey and Jon took Uber across Sub-Saharan Africa. $600M+ in gross bookings, 60,000+ drivers, millions of riders, 30+ markets. No playbook. No safety net. Just execution at a scale most operators never see.

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Jon Ayache
The Engine

Founder and CEO of LIFT Airline. Launched a new South African carrier in 90 days during the pandemic, the first new entrant the industry had seen in over a decade. Before that, built Uber Africa from the ground up across the continent.

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Lindsey Elkin
The Rainmaker

One of Uber's first global employees. Since then, founded Yayem: a hospitality OS used by top brands globally. Angel investor, country hopper, adventurer, advisor, speaker.

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THE COLLECTIVE
D3 isn't just two people.

Behind us is a network of senior operators we've worked with for years: VC leaders, compliance experts, regional specialists across six continents. The right people, brought in when the engagement needs them.

Our Services

Three ways to work with us

Most engagements start with an audit, but not all. A conversation tells us which is right.

DIAGNOSE01
Opportunity audit and roadmap

Where the opportunities sit, what to prioritise, and what to do first.

Funnel conversionRevenue gapsCommercial partnershipsAI readinessFinancial clarity
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DEPLOY02
C-suite operators on-demand

Senior leadership embedded in your business. COO, CMO, CRO, CFO, CEO.

Revenue stallGo-to-marketSales transformationFinancial planningOps scalingFractional exec
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DRIVE03
Process automation, development and AI implementation

We use the best available tools, including AI, to build the systems and automations that deliver measurable outcomes.

Workflow automationAI implementationSystem buildsTool integrationProcess design
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Our Approach

What we don't do

We don't just prepare decks.

Every strategy is built to be executed.

We don't sell software.

We pick the right tools and stand behind the build.

We don't bill hourly.

Outcomes, milestones, retainers.

We don't take on more than we can deliver.

A small number of engagements at a time.

Our Process

How we work

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Three phases. Run as sprints. Repeated until the function runs without us.

We diagnose what to attack, deploy the work, drive the outcome, then start again with what we learned.

SprintcycleRepeatsPHASE 01DiagnosePHASE 02DeployPHASE 03Drive
PHASE 01 · DIAGNOSE

We identify the biggest opportunities.

PHASE 02 · DEPLOY

Embed in the team. Build using the best available tools, including AI. Run it from day one.

PHASE 03 · DRIVE

Track weekly. Hand off when it runs without us.

Get Started

Unsure where to start?

Most engagements start in one of three ways. If one sounds familiar, mention it in the form.

“We know AI should be a priority but we're not sure where it actually fits.”

We'd likely suggest

Starting with an audit. We map the opportunity, rank it, and build a roadmap that makes the next steps clear.

“We need senior leadership before committing full-time headcount.”

We'd likely suggest

Embedded operators. We sit inside the business, carry the metrics, and build the function until it runs without us.

“We know what we want built. We need the right team to deliver it.”

We'd likely suggest

A build engagement. We scope it, own the delivery, and stand behind the result.

Case Studies

Case studies

Detailed write-ups on specific engagements.

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AUDIT + DEPLOYTechnology / Software · 12 weeks
Giving your business a memory

How we built an AI knowledge layer that ended the cycle of senior people answering the same questions and made the business's institutional knowledge accessible to everyone.

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Let's Talk

Ready when you are.

If the timing is right, let's talk.

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