Field Notes
Notes from inside founder-led companies, on finding the constraint and fixing it in the right order.
The Misdiagnosis
Why the symptom you see is rarely the constraint that is actually holding you.
The Seat Decision
Choosing the operating seat that owns the constraint, before hiring around it.
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The Founder Ceiling
The moments when the company outgrows the founder's default operating mode.
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When Capital Outruns Structure
What happens when funding arrives faster than the operating system can absorb it.
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