Notes tagged Growth

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Growth

2.5 months ago: $460K debt. 99% depressed

2.5 months ago: $460K debt. 99% depressed. Today: $20K MRR. I didn't get lucky. I got desperate. I stared at my runway. Panic attacks were my daily routine. I...

Nicolas Cava

Nicolas Cava

Fractional CTO

Growth

I preach systemization

I preach systemization. Then I almost burned out 2 months in. I started this business to fix burned-out founders. I was the one nearing a meltdown this week....

Nicolas Cava

Nicolas Cava

Fractional CTO

Growth

You don't become great by being reasonable

You don't become great by being reasonable. Not in this market. Not in this climate. I was waiting for my turn. I was waiting to feel ready to act. I was...

Nicolas Cava

Nicolas Cava

Fractional CTO

Growth

I'm lying if I say I've got it figured out

I'm lying if I say I've got it figured out. Nobody talks about the complete mess. I post motivational content. While behind the scenes my DMs pile up. And the...

Nicolas Cava

Nicolas Cava

Fractional CTO

Growth

Reframe It

Reframe it. Selective debt is a business investment.

Nicolas Cava

Nicolas Cava

Fractional CTO

Nicolas Cava

Early-stage CTO helping founders build scalable software and teams from MVP to $5M+ ARR without burnout.

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