September 25, 2026 at 4:55 AM
3 stats you can't ignore 👇
- $111B in annual card fees
- 10% annual growth (vs. 3% inflation)
- 90% still use cards despite surcharges
Now’s the time to rethink your payment strategy.
🔗 Read: bit.ly/45odrR0
#fintech #payments #startupops #growthstrategy #b2b
- $111B in annual card fees
- 10% annual growth (vs. 3% inflation)
- 90% still use cards despite surcharges
Now’s the time to rethink your payment strategy.
🔗 Read: bit.ly/45odrR0
#fintech #payments #startupops #growthstrategy #b2b
August 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
3 stats you can't ignore 👇
- $111B in annual card fees
- 10% annual growth (vs. 3% inflation)
- 90% still use cards despite surcharges
Now’s the time to rethink your payment strategy.
🔗 Read: bit.ly/45odrR0
#fintech #payments #startupops #growthstrategy #b2b
- $111B in annual card fees
- 10% annual growth (vs. 3% inflation)
- 90% still use cards despite surcharges
Now’s the time to rethink your payment strategy.
🔗 Read: bit.ly/45odrR0
#fintech #payments #startupops #growthstrategy #b2b
Founders: when did you realize the language you were using to describe your company had gotten ahead of what actually existed?
What made you course correct?
#Leadership #StartupOps
What made you course correct?
#Leadership #StartupOps
April 1, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Founders: when did you realize the language you were using to describe your company had gotten ahead of what actually existed?
What made you course correct?
#Leadership #StartupOps
What made you course correct?
#Leadership #StartupOps
founding engineer becomes ceo at same startup. the transition fails not because they can't code. it fails because delegation isn't a technical problem. customer discovery, contractor scaling, open source decisions... these need a different skill set entirely.
#DataStrategy #StartupOps #Leadership
#DataStrategy #StartupOps #Leadership
June 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
founding engineer becomes ceo at same startup. the transition fails not because they can't code. it fails because delegation isn't a technical problem. customer discovery, contractor scaling, open source decisions... these need a different skill set entirely.
#DataStrategy #StartupOps #Leadership
#DataStrategy #StartupOps #Leadership
Building ideas is easy. Scaling them takes infrastructure. ⚡
Systems turn creativity into momentum — and momentum into growth.
#awtomatig #automation #systemsdesign #startupops #businessoperations #scaleyourbusiness #founders #backofficeautomation #workflowautomation #processoptimization
Systems turn creativity into momentum — and momentum into growth.
#awtomatig #automation #systemsdesign #startupops #businessoperations #scaleyourbusiness #founders #backofficeautomation #workflowautomation #processoptimization
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Building ideas is easy. Scaling them takes infrastructure. ⚡
Systems turn creativity into momentum — and momentum into growth.
#awtomatig #automation #systemsdesign #startupops #businessoperations #scaleyourbusiness #founders #backofficeautomation #workflowautomation #processoptimization
Systems turn creativity into momentum — and momentum into growth.
#awtomatig #automation #systemsdesign #startupops #businessoperations #scaleyourbusiness #founders #backofficeautomation #workflowautomation #processoptimization
The gap between a founder with a deck and a company that ships is almost never the idea. It's the producing discipline. Here's what that gap actually looks like. 🧵 #StartupOps
July 7, 2026 at 1:09 AM
The gap between a founder with a deck and a company that ships is almost never the idea. It's the producing discipline. Here's what that gap actually looks like. 🧵 #StartupOps
1/ How to audit your team's language in one meeting. 🧵
You don't need a consultant. You need 20 minutes and the right three questions.
#Leadership #StartupOps
You don't need a consultant. You need 20 minutes and the right three questions.
#Leadership #StartupOps
March 4, 2026 at 4:07 AM
1/ How to audit your team's language in one meeting. 🧵
You don't need a consultant. You need 20 minutes and the right three questions.
#Leadership #StartupOps
You don't need a consultant. You need 20 minutes and the right three questions.
#Leadership #StartupOps
Best PagerDuty Alternative for SMEs & Startups in 2026: Why Callgoose SQIBS Is Built for Growing Teams
Read More 👉 www.callgoose.com/u/BkM
#CallgooseSQIBS #PagerDutyAlternative #StartupTech #SMETech #IncidentManagement #IncidentResponse #StartupOps #DevOpsForStartups #ITOps
Read More 👉 www.callgoose.com/u/BkM
#CallgooseSQIBS #PagerDutyAlternative #StartupTech #SMETech #IncidentManagement #IncidentResponse #StartupOps #DevOpsForStartups #ITOps
January 6, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Best PagerDuty Alternative for SMEs & Startups in 2026: Why Callgoose SQIBS Is Built for Growing Teams
Read More 👉 www.callgoose.com/u/BkM
#CallgooseSQIBS #PagerDutyAlternative #StartupTech #SMETech #IncidentManagement #IncidentResponse #StartupOps #DevOpsForStartups #ITOps
Read More 👉 www.callgoose.com/u/BkM
#CallgooseSQIBS #PagerDutyAlternative #StartupTech #SMETech #IncidentManagement #IncidentResponse #StartupOps #DevOpsForStartups #ITOps
“I’m drowning,” she said.
Brilliant founder. Buried in tasks.
Wanted to hire.
No SOPs. No plan.
We used the P.E.R.F.O.R.M. framework.
Then she hired. Now she sleeps.
Plan before people. Always.
#founderlife #operations #scaleyoursystems #startupops #systemsthinking
Brilliant founder. Buried in tasks.
Wanted to hire.
No SOPs. No plan.
We used the P.E.R.F.O.R.M. framework.
Then she hired. Now she sleeps.
Plan before people. Always.
#founderlife #operations #scaleyoursystems #startupops #systemsthinking
July 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“I’m drowning,” she said.
Brilliant founder. Buried in tasks.
Wanted to hire.
No SOPs. No plan.
We used the P.E.R.F.O.R.M. framework.
Then she hired. Now she sleeps.
Plan before people. Always.
#founderlife #operations #scaleyoursystems #startupops #systemsthinking
Brilliant founder. Buried in tasks.
Wanted to hire.
No SOPs. No plan.
We used the P.E.R.F.O.R.M. framework.
Then she hired. Now she sleeps.
Plan before people. Always.
#founderlife #operations #scaleyoursystems #startupops #systemsthinking
Hiring the right person at the wrong stage is still the wrong hire.
The title you fill matters less than the work the business actually needs done right now.
#Leadership #StartupOps
The title you fill matters less than the work the business actually needs done right now.
#Leadership #StartupOps
April 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Hiring the right person at the wrong stage is still the wrong hire.
The title you fill matters less than the work the business actually needs done right now.
#Leadership #StartupOps
The title you fill matters less than the work the business actually needs done right now.
#Leadership #StartupOps
Early-stage founders don't misrepresent their companies out of bad faith.
They do it because the language of traction gets borrowed before the traction exists.
A prospect becomes a customer. An LOI becomes revenue. A prototype becomes a product.
#Leadership #StartupOps
They do it because the language of traction gets borrowed before the traction exists.
A prospect becomes a customer. An LOI becomes revenue. A prototype becomes a product.
#Leadership #StartupOps
March 27, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Early-stage founders don't misrepresent their companies out of bad faith.
They do it because the language of traction gets borrowed before the traction exists.
A prospect becomes a customer. An LOI becomes revenue. A prototype becomes a product.
#Leadership #StartupOps
They do it because the language of traction gets borrowed before the traction exists.
A prospect becomes a customer. An LOI becomes revenue. A prototype becomes a product.
#Leadership #StartupOps
A later-stage VP of Sales is excellent in the right context.
Pre-product market fit with no repeatable motion? You're not hiring a sales leader. You're hiring someone to sit in a chair with no desk under it yet.
#Leadership #StartupOps
Pre-product market fit with no repeatable motion? You're not hiring a sales leader. You're hiring someone to sit in a chair with no desk under it yet.
#Leadership #StartupOps
April 10, 2026 at 4:21 AM
A later-stage VP of Sales is excellent in the right context.
Pre-product market fit with no repeatable motion? You're not hiring a sales leader. You're hiring someone to sit in a chair with no desk under it yet.
#Leadership #StartupOps
Pre-product market fit with no repeatable motion? You're not hiring a sales leader. You're hiring someone to sit in a chair with no desk under it yet.
#Leadership #StartupOps
Ashkan Rajaee's COVID Strategy: Why Scaling Fast Without Systems Will Kill Your Business
Using spreadsheets at 50M revenue? That’s not innovation. That’s negligence.
#AshkanRajaee #StartupOps #BusinessSystems #Entrepreneurship
open.substack.com/pub/ciarrave...
Using spreadsheets at 50M revenue? That’s not innovation. That’s negligence.
#AshkanRajaee #StartupOps #BusinessSystems #Entrepreneurship
open.substack.com/pub/ciarrave...
Ashkan Rajaee's COVID Strategy: Why Scaling Fast Without Systems Will Kill Your Business
What the Pandemic Exposed About Fragile Growth and Why Most Startups Miss the Bigger Lesson
open.substack.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Ashkan Rajaee's COVID Strategy: Why Scaling Fast Without Systems Will Kill Your Business
Using spreadsheets at 50M revenue? That’s not innovation. That’s negligence.
#AshkanRajaee #StartupOps #BusinessSystems #Entrepreneurship
open.substack.com/pub/ciarrave...
Using spreadsheets at 50M revenue? That’s not innovation. That’s negligence.
#AshkanRajaee #StartupOps #BusinessSystems #Entrepreneurship
open.substack.com/pub/ciarrave...
3. Reckless shipping isn't fast. It just moves the delay to a worse time. Usually 2am, usually someone else's.
Tell me where I'm wrong. Has "break things" ever actually paid off for you long-term?
#Engineering #Building #StartupOps #Shipping
Tell me where I'm wrong. Has "break things" ever actually paid off for you long-term?
#Engineering #Building #StartupOps #Shipping
September 15, 2026 at 11:30 AM
3. Reckless shipping isn't fast. It just moves the delay to a worse time. Usually 2am, usually someone else's.
Tell me where I'm wrong. Has "break things" ever actually paid off for you long-term?
#Engineering #Building #StartupOps #Shipping
Tell me where I'm wrong. Has "break things" ever actually paid off for you long-term?
#Engineering #Building #StartupOps #Shipping
5. What have you built for one client that you now maintain for all of them?
#Founders #ProductStrategy #StartupOps #Focus
#Founders #ProductStrategy #StartupOps #Focus
September 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
5. What have you built for one client that you now maintain for all of them?
#Founders #ProductStrategy #StartupOps #Focus
#Founders #ProductStrategy #StartupOps #Focus
4. Before you optimise a number, check it's the number that decides whether you win. Effort is the easiest thing to measure and the easiest to mistake for progress.
What are you tracking because it's visible, not because it's the thing that matters?
#Founders #StartupOps #Metrics #Leadership
What are you tracking because it's visible, not because it's the thing that matters?
#Founders #StartupOps #Metrics #Leadership
August 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
4. Before you optimise a number, check it's the number that decides whether you win. Effort is the easiest thing to measure and the easiest to mistake for progress.
What are you tracking because it's visible, not because it's the thing that matters?
#Founders #StartupOps #Metrics #Leadership
What are you tracking because it's visible, not because it's the thing that matters?
#Founders #StartupOps #Metrics #Leadership
The work is already happening in your building. The support person reorganizing the help docs. The engineer who quietly owns the release calendar. That's producing, usually from someone whose title doesn't claim it.
#StartupOps #CompanyCulture
#StartupOps #CompanyCulture
July 4, 2026 at 3:55 AM
The work is already happening in your building. The support person reorganizing the help docs. The engineer who quietly owns the release calendar. That's producing, usually from someone whose title doesn't claim it.
#StartupOps #CompanyCulture
#StartupOps #CompanyCulture
The market does not reward the idea. It rewards the thing that exists. Strong ideas are everywhere. The discipline to hold the tension until one ships is the rare part, and it's what scaling actually takes.
#StartupOps #Leadership
#StartupOps #Leadership
July 2, 2026 at 4:14 AM
The market does not reward the idea. It rewards the thing that exists. Strong ideas are everywhere. The discipline to hold the tension until one ships is the rare part, and it's what scaling actually takes.
#StartupOps #Leadership
#StartupOps #Leadership
Founders mistake repetition for conviction.
The instincts that got you to PMF can quietly become the thing that caps you, once the environment changes and the moves don't.
#Leadership #StartupOps
The instincts that got you to PMF can quietly become the thing that caps you, once the environment changes and the moves don't.
#Leadership #StartupOps
June 12, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Founders mistake repetition for conviction.
The instincts that got you to PMF can quietly become the thing that caps you, once the environment changes and the moves don't.
#Leadership #StartupOps
The instincts that got you to PMF can quietly become the thing that caps you, once the environment changes and the moves don't.
#Leadership #StartupOps