The Growth Archive

Strategic insights, scaling playbooks, and operational deep-dives for high-growth founders.

ROI
June 2026 Newsletter

Great Founders Know When Finance Pays for Itself

There's a moment in every high-growth company when skimping stops being scrappy and starts being expensive, and the cruel irony is that you usually can't see it coming.

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Fundraising
April 2026 Newsletter

Your Cap Table is Your Strategy

Most founders will tell you their biggest fear is running out of money: not having enough to hire, enough runway to get to the next milestone, enough cushion to survive the thing they haven't thought of yet.

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AI + Talent
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March 2026 Newsletter

Your Next Finance Hire Might Not Be a Person

New research shows nearly 1 in 3 finance roles now require AI skills — and for FP&A, it's nearly half. The talent pipeline is thinning at the exact moment the job demands a completely different skill set.

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Transformation
February 2026 Newsletter

The Backward Jump: Dick Fosbury and the Future of AI Adoption

Sometimes you have to go backward to go forward. Most people in finance won't say this out loud: they're overpaid for tactical oversight and underpaid for genuinely valuable strategic insight.

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AI + Finance
January 2026 Newsletter

AI Won't Take the CFO Job

Remember when AI was supposed to replace radiologists? The "radiology paradox" reveals AI's real impact on finance: it doesn't replace judgment—it amplifies it. But only when you have the context.

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Talent
December 2025 Newsletter

The Talent Paradox: Why Most First Finance Hires Are NGMI

Your best finance hire will probably be gone in 18 months. Not because you hired wrong—but because you hired right for the wrong stage. We analyzed 22 unicorns and found a predictable pattern.

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Leadership
September 2025 Newsletter

Making AI Work for Your Team (Not Against Them)

Adoption is harder than technology. How to build a culture where your team embraces AI tools instead of fearing replacement.

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Scaling
August 2025 Newsletter

What Got You Here Won't Get You There: A Scaling Reality Check

The team, systems, and cash flow strategies that worked at Seed stage will break at Series B. Here is the reality check you need.

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Strategy
July 2025 Newsletter

Ditch the Perfect AI Roadmap. Just Begin.

Waiting for the "perfect" implementation plan is costing you speed. Here is how to start small and iterate fast with AI integration.

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Playbook
June 2025 Newsletter

The Functional Beverage Playbook: Lessons from 3 Unicorns

We analyzed the growth trajectories of the top 3 functional beverage breakouts. Here is the data-driven roadmap they used to scale from garage to exit.

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