Strategic Advisory
Helping founders, executives, investors, and boards frame decisions, pressure-test assumptions, and move from ambiguity to action.
Clarity for complex moments. Strategy for what comes next. Judgment when it matters.
General Horizon is a founder-led strategic advisory practice helping companies, founders, investors, boards, and mission-driven organizations navigate complexity, communicate clearly, and unlock long-term value.
The practice
A founder-led advisory practice for complex situations.
Michael D. Klett is a New York City–based financial professional, strategic advisor, investor, and board member with experience across corporate strategy, fund operations, investor communications, diligence, nonprofit governance, and complex financial situations.
His work has spanned financial services, private investment situations, corporate development, founder advisory, nonprofit boards, and special projects where the problem is often ambiguous, sensitive, or difficult to frame.
General Horizon was created for situations that benefit from independent judgment, clear thinking, and carefully constructed communication.
Michael D. Klett
Founder · General Horizon
What I do
Clear thinking, carefully applied.
A focused set of capabilities for the moments that shape a company, a fund, a board, or a mission — when the stakes are real and the path isn't yet obvious.
Investor & Stakeholder Communication
Developing clear narratives, presentations, updates, and materials for investors, boards, donors, partners, and other important audiences.
Special Situations
Supporting complex, sensitive, or unusual business situations where judgment, discretion, and careful communication matter.
Research & Diligence
Turning scattered information into structured insight, investment logic, strategic analysis, and decision-ready materials.
Founder & Startup Support
Helping early-stage founders sharpen positioning, refine strategy, prepare investor materials, and think through the next stage of growth.
Nonprofit & Board Advisory
Supporting mission-driven organizations with governance, communication, fundraising narratives, and strategic planning.
Selected situations
Useful when the situation is important, but not yet clear.
i.Preparing for an investor, board, donor, or partner conversation.
ii.Repositioning a company, fund, project, or investment thesis.
iii.Translating research into a persuasive narrative.
iv.Building a presentation where the stakes are high.
v.Navigating a sensitive stakeholder environment.
vi.Helping a founder think through strategy, positioning, or fundraising.
vii.Supporting a nonprofit through governance, donor, or communications challenges.
viii.Bringing structure to special projects that don't fit neatly inside a job description.
Get in touch
Let's start with the situation.
For advisory, project, board, nonprofit, founder, or investment-related conversations, please get in touch.