Culture Fit Kills Innovation: Hire for Growth, Not Comfort
Stop hiring clones. Build resilient teams with curiosity, adaptability, and bold ideas. Not culture fit.
Nicolas Cava
Fractional CTO
I didn't come from privilege.
I came from a humble Spanish family in southern France.
I traveled and settled in many places to seek my purpose. I had two kids.
I saw some success through significant setbacks and hardship.
Now I'm 36 in Quebec City, putting to work what resilience taught me.
I built my life in tech: first as a developer, then as an engineering leader.
I've scaled remote teams across 4 continents in 1B+ companies.
Turned drained teams into purpose-driven, focused ones.
I never cared about titles. It was always about solving problems.
Through entrepreneurship. Growing into my best self.
And leading others with that vision.
My story drives what I build today:
1️⃣ Authentic (and provocative) daily leadership content
2️⃣ The Leadership OS to help burned-out leaders reclaim their growth
(I also seek to join a growth-stage, remote tech scale-up.)
Because I've been the burned-out leader before, twice. I know the cost.
I don't pretend to have all the answers.
I'm still figuring out as I go on how best to contribute to you.
I just share the wisdom I wish I had 5 years ago.
I scale with purpose. Grow through actions. Deliver impact that lasts.
Always putting people first.
Stop hiring clones. Build resilient teams with curiosity, adaptability, and bold ideas. Not culture fit.
Nicolas Cava
Fractional CTO
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