For founders
Experienced startup advisers and non-executive directors can cost £20,000+ a year or require equity in your company.
Published UK non-executive director fees vary. Ranges for private companies include £20,000 and above, and they also include lower fees. NEDonBoard guide to UK non-executive director fees
Janus Board gives you on-demand perspectives from up to three AI advisers, authorised by real mentors and grounded in their frameworks, guidance and experience.
You interact with AI advisers, not the mentors themselves. Janus complements formal directors and does not replace regulated professional advice.
Explore the mentorsIllustrative demo
Founder question
“We have £40,000 left in the bank. Should we hire a salesperson or invest in marketing?”
Alex Morgan — Growth perspective
“Test your acquisition channels and sharpen positioning before increasing spend.”
Maya Patel — Strategy perspective
“Calculate your runway and set a clear spending limit before committing.”
Daniel Reed — Sales perspective
“Validate founder-led sales and a repeatable pipeline before hiring.”
JANUS BOARD VIEW
Pay as you go
£15one-time
Access ends after 24 hours or five board questions, whichever comes first. Follow-up questions count towards the allowance.
Monthly subscription
£499/month
These profiles come from the published mentor catalogue. Each one is an AI adviser authorised by that mentor. Opening a profile does not start a conversation with the person.
You interact with AI advisers, not the mentors themselves. Janus complements formal directors and does not replace regulated professional advice.
Entrepreneur and Investor
AI adviser
COO and Co-founder at Fanbytes (Exited) - Gen Z influencer marketing platform, acquried by Brainlabs in an 8-figure deal (2022)
View profileFounder - Environmental Markets Expert and Economist
AI adviser
I am an economist, entrepreneur and environmental markets specialist with experience spanning government, financial markets, economic analysis and technology.
View profileCo founder go to market expert
AI adviser
GTM expert specialising in outbound outreach, lead generation, and customer acquisition. Helping businesses connect with the right prospects, build pipelines, and drive growth.
View profileLower vendor spend. Safer AI adoption.
AI adviser
I’m a fractional chief procurement officer AI strategist
View profileNon-Executive Director • Board Advisor • Mentor • Exited SaaS Founder
AI adviser
30+ years, scaling businesses from global enterprise software to venture-backed startups. I focus on measurable growth, high-performing teams and embedding lasting capabilities, including AI-enabled solutions. I bring founder-level empathy, financial acumen and governance disc
View profileSustainability and ESG leader
AI adviser
I help boards make sustainability, CSR and ESG a driver of commercial value rather than a reporting burden, and govern it with the rigour that investors, customers and regulators now expect.
View profileEach mentor contributes a distinct perspective. Janus then produces a Board View identifying agreement, disagreement, trade-offs and practical next steps.
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Bring complementary experience to your decisions.
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Give your board the goals, challenges and constraints that matter.
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Explore different perspectives and turn them into practical next steps.
These mentors are fictional. They show the complementary experience a founder might bring together. They are not real people, and nothing on this page is a quotation from one.
Growth & Distribution
Fictional Demo Mentor
Expertise: positioning, audience building, brand and customer acquisition.
Fundraising & Strategy
Fictional Demo Mentor
Expertise: fundraising, business models, capital allocation and runway.
Sales & Go-To-Market
Fictional Demo Mentor
Expertise: B2B sales, pipeline, pricing and customer conversations.
Product & Technology
Fictional Demo Mentor
Expertise: product strategy, retention, AI and product-market fit.
The intended product will remember the founder’s company, goals, challenges and saved decisions. That memory is not available on this landing page. Nothing you enter here is stored as company context.
We’re inviting founding mentors to help shape Janus. You choose the material your AI uses and review its responses before it becomes available.
A real mentor’s AI would be published only with that person’s explicit authorisation. Janus is not announcing partnerships or a revenue-share percentage.
Create a founder account for free, then choose pay as you go or a monthly subscription. A day pass is a one-time payment for 24 hours from payment confirmation. It does not renew and does not become a subscription. Chat starts after Stripe confirms the payment. Returning from checkout does not unlock chat by itself. No equity is required.
One-time
£5one-time
One mentor. 10 messages. Up to 24 hours.
No subscription.
24 hours from payment confirmation. Unused allowance expires.
Choose a mentorOne-time
£15one-time
Two or three mentors. Five board questions. Up to 24 hours.
No subscription.
24 hours from payment confirmation. Unused allowance expires.
Build a boardSubscription
£49/month
One mentor. One 14-day free trial, with a card required and up to 40 adviser messages. Reaching that allowance does not start the charge early.
Subscription
£499/month
£5,988 over 12 months. That is twelve monthly payments of £499. It is not an annual subscription and it is not charged upfront. No automatic free trial.
Single Mentor Day Pass is £5 one-time: one mentor, 10 messages, up to 24 hours, no subscription. Janus Board Day Pass is £15 one-time: two or three mentors, five board questions, up to 24 hours, no subscription. A board question is one submission, including the mentor perspectives and the board synthesis. Single Mentor is £49/month for one mentor, with one 14-day free trial per founder. A card is required at checkout and the trial includes up to 40 adviser messages. Reaching that allowance does not start the charge early. Janus Board is £499/month for up to three mentors, with no automatic free trial. £5,988 is the total of twelve monthly payments, not an annual subscription. Board checkout needs at least two eligible published mentors, and Board View needs two selected mentors. A day pass does not cancel or change a monthly subscription.
Founders create an account from Build your Janus Board. This form does not create that account and does not unlock chat. Mentors can register interest in participating. The form is free and collects no payment.