Founders often fail due to fear of looking stupid
Founders often fail due to fear of looking stupid. Not because of the market. I almost tanked my business protecting my ego. Then I read "Rejection Proof" by...
Nicolas Cava
Fractional CTO
Recent Notes
You are optimizing the wrong thing
You are optimizing the wrong thing. Most tech founders are building a beautiful corpse. You spend 4 hours on a design system. Your onboarding flow has a 70%...
Nicolas Cava
Fractional CTO
How a founder lost $300K and 18 months:
How a founder lost $300K and 18 months: Just on a rebuild that should not have happened. The founder had a working SaaS product. 50 paying customers. $8K MRR....
Nicolas Cava
Fractional CTO
Don't hire your first developer yet
Don't hire your first developer yet. You're not ready. I know what you're thinking: "But I need to build." "I need to ship." "I need a technical co-founder, or...
Nicolas Cava
Fractional CTO
Your developer is protecting you from the truth
Your developer is protecting you from the truth. And it's costing you everything. Every Monday: "It's almost done." Every Wednesday: "Good progress, on track."...
Nicolas Cava
Fractional CTO
You don't need a technical co-founder
You don't need a technical co-founder. You've been sold a lie. Everyone tells you the same thing: "Investors want to see a technical co-founder." "You can't...
Nicolas Cava
Fractional CTO
Investors don't want certainty
Investors don't want certainty. They look for honesty. Admit that you don't know. Test openly. I know. Investor day. You panic. You make your deck pretty....
Nicolas Cava
Fractional CTO
A co-founder is not a CTO
A co-founder is not a CTO. Let that sink in. Stop pretending voting equals knowing. The fastest way to fail is to hand technical voting power to someone who...
Nicolas Cava
Fractional CTO
I missed game night with my daughter
I missed game night with my daughter. I promised her I'd show up. Her eyes said it all. The kind of disappointment that lands like a punch. Meanwhile: I was...
Nicolas Cava
Fractional CTO
