No Fluff Advisory · NYC

Strategy without
the slide deck.

Operator-led advisory for growth-stage AdTech, MarTech, data, AI, and SaaS companies turning product traction into US scale.

25+ years scaling AdTech, MarTech, and data businesses across global markets. Built P&Ls, products, and teams from startup scale to 1,500+ across APAC, EMEA, LATAM, MENA, and the Americas. Three exits. Operator & Advisor.

Evgeny Popov
Evgeny Popov · FounderNew York
  • 8 Shipped systems
  • 9 Research papers
  • 41+ Press & stage appearances
  • 185+ Published bylines
  • 54+ Certifications
In the room

Builder at heart.

Global operator by experience.

Focused on product, technology, culture, and commercial growth.

  1. AdExchanger Data-Driven Thinking Who Eats The Spending Gap When Agentic Spend Outpaces Proof Of Impact? Oct 2026 Byline
  2. Advertising Week AW360 How Has Your Data Strategy Changed With Agentic AI at Your Doorstep? Sep 2026 Byline
  3. DMEXCO AI Trust: New Standards For The AI Era Sep 2026 Byline
Find the right engagement

Three ways to work together.

A 30-second router across the three commercial shapes. Audit when you need a read. Sprint when you need execution. Retainer when you need an operator in the room.

Not sure which one? Take the readiness scorecard — 5–9 minutes, no email, browser-stored.

  1. 01 Market Entry Audit When you need a sharp 90-day GTM read, not a strategy deck. 2–3 weeks · diagnostic Scope the audit →
  2. 03 Advisory Retainer When the CEO / CRO / CMO needs an operator in the room weekly. 3 / 6 / 12 months · partnership Scope a retainer →
buyer-fit
Primary fit
Series B — 75⁠–⁠200 employees · $10⁠–⁠30M ARR · Scaleup stage
Secondary fit
Series A — 25⁠–⁠75 employees · $2⁠–⁠10M ARR · PMF stage
Selective surge
Series C — 200⁠–⁠500 employees · $30⁠–⁠75M ARR · Growth · Enterprise stage
Not core
Pre-Series A · Late-stage / Pre-IPO

See all five tiers + the not-core stages

Where the work lands

Three problem types.

Engagements above are how you buy. These are what you'd buy them for. Most companies don't have one problem — they have a system of problems across market-specific GTM, the operating model behind growth, and the build/proof layer that turns advisory into infrastructure. Best fit: Series B Scaleup (75–200 employees · $10–30M ARR) where founder-led GTM is starting to break.

  1. 01

    Market-specific GTM

    Vertical playbooks for Travel, Audio, Gaming, Performance & Native, Attention, and Mobile App Growth.

    See vertical playbooks
  2. 02

    Operating systems for growth

    Growth Operating System · Org Design for scale-ups · Enterprise Data Collaboration · Retention & Expansion · Agentic Transformation · Commercial Productization · Commercial Architecture · Outcome Underwriting · Measurement Governance.

    See operating playbooks
  3. 03

    Live build proof

    Where advisory becomes infrastructure — most recently Agentic Audience Intelligence and AdCP Publisher Stack.

    See what's built
In their words

Names,
not numbers.

Every quote below is publicly verifiable on LinkedIn — not a vanity count, not anonymized blurbs. Senior operators who've actually built and run things, quoted on record.

  • Evgeny brings great passion and energy, combined with deep Ad/Mar tech expertise. He has demonstrated the ability to provide both strategic guidance and to build teams that deliver data and analytics services for the continually evolving marketing ecosystem.
    Slavi SamardzijaGlobal Chair, Media and Commerce · StagwellWorked together across multiple organizations
  • Evgeny is a rare find. Both thinker and doer, Ev has the ability to develop the vision, architect the solution and then see it through to implementation. He navigates the increasingly complex waters of marketing technology in the post-cookie world with confidence and ease.
    Loren GrossmanGlobal Chief Strategy Officer · Publicis GroupeWorked together at Omnicom
  • Ev is the total package. He uniquely blends a high analytics and technology IQ with a philosophical and spiritual EQ. He's also a builder and motivator of teams.
    Scott HagedornChief Solutions Architect · PublicisWorked together at Omnicom
  • A gifted strategic thinker with both broad and deep industry knowledge. Strong recommendation to any org looking for a leader who can see around corners.
    Ben HovanessBoard of Directors · Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM)Worked together at Omnicom
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