Contact

Direct to the founder. Twenty minutes is enough.

A direct calendar link to a 20-minute call with the founder. Or an email, if a written exchange is faster. Or the form below for partnership, speaking and media. We respond inside one working day.

Book a call

Pick a time. We’ll be there.

A 20-minute introduction call. We use it to understand where you are and point you to the right engagement — L0, L1, L2 or L3. No deck, no prep needed.

20-minute introduction call

Wherever fits — early morning, lunchtime, end of day.

Direct line Open the calendar

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Or by email

Sometimes a written exchange is faster.

michael@formalus.com
Address 20–22 Wenlock Road, London N1 7GU, United Kingdom

Read by Michael directly. Replied to inside one working day. Use email for written briefs, or anything that doesn’t suit a call.

What this contact is for

Four kinds of enquiry route through here.

Use the calendar or the form below for any of these. Partnerships, speaking and media reach the founder directly — no separate channel to chase.

Engagements

L0 risk diagnostic · L1 audit · L2 specification · L3 governance retainer. Most calls start here — we’ll talk through where you are and the right next step.

Partnerships

Co-branded engagements with trade bodies, advisory networks or peer organisations. White-labelled assessments and joint research available.

Speaking

Board off-sites, advisory events, sector conferences. Topics include architecture before technology and the mid-market transformation pattern.

Media

Press citations and journalist briefings on UK mid-market transformation. Background or attributed — happy to share data and research.

Or send a message

Prefer to write? Use the form.

For partnership briefs, media enquiries, or anything that doesn’t suit a call. Goes straight to the founder. Replied to inside one working day.

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Architecture before technology. Build the software around the business, not the business around the software.