Board-level guidance from a founder who has scaled and sold
Latingo Consultants helps founders and leadership teams set direction, grow revenue and prepare for investment or exit, led by Duncan Murray, who took Tradenet from $1m to $8.5m and sold it to S&P Global.
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I work with businesses at the points where outside experience makes the biggest difference.
Early-stage tech businesses
Founders who need to set clear strategy, scale operations and reach new markets without losing pace.
SaaS companies at a turning point
Teams working through product-market fit, pricing, recurring revenue and the move from founder-led to structured growth.
Established firms going digital
Businesses in traditional sectors, from shipping to energy, that want to use technology to stay competitive.
Services
Engagements range from a short focused programme to an ongoing board role.
Board advisor and non-executive roles
Constructive challenge and strategic input at board level, with a practical focus on growth, governance and decision-making.
Chair
Building effective boards, setting up governance and reporting frameworks, and keeping founders, investors and executives aligned.
Growth and exit readiness programmes
Structured sessions that define what a successful exit looks like, build recurring revenue, reduce founder dependency and create a roadmap to investment or sale.
Commercial growth and market expansion
Sharpening your offer and pricing, opening new markets and brokering partnerships through an international network across investors, banking, trading and technology.
Technology and digital transformation
Board-level oversight of product, platform and IT strategy, drawing on a technical career that includes award-winning transformation work at BP.
Founder mentoring
One-to-one support for CEOs and senior leaders through scaling, positioning and transition.
Track record
Advice grounded in having built, run and sold businesses, not only advised them.
Tradenet Commercial Networking
Co-founder, CEO and Chair of a global SaaS business serving maritime, energy and commodity markets, including patented vessel tracking and emissions monitoring. Sold to S&P Global.
Peer2Peer Systems
Co-founder and CEO of a nearshore software business across the UK and Poland, grown to around 30 people and sold to Rule Financial.
Be the Business
Acting as a Strategic Board Advisor to companies that Be The Business helps to grow and thrive, even be acquired in the future.
BP
Delivered large-scale transformation programmes, including the Global Energy Map, winning the Helios Project Manager of the Year award.
About Duncan Murray
I am a board advisor, chair and technology entrepreneur. For over two decades I have founded, scaled and exited technology businesses, combining commercial leadership with a strong technical background.
Before founding my own companies I held senior technical, project management and business analysis roles with organisations including Barclays, Nissan, Sainsbury's, House of Fraser and BP.
I am known for being pragmatic and commercially focused: providing honest challenge, helping boards make good decisions, and supporting founders and their teams through growth and change.
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If you are planning your next stage of growth or thinking about an exit, I would be glad to hear from you. Initial conversations are free and confidential.