It’s crazy how many teams think they’re “busy” when in reality they’re just operating inside broken systems. The moment you fix visibility and handoffs, people stop firefighting and start building again.
It's a really different muscle set to go from building/selling the product to building/maintaining the system around the product. It sounds like you brought the necessary operational maturity to the table when they needed it most.
Love that you have a Chaos Checklist!
Such a cool name for it
Really appreciate this breakdown, Katie.
It’s crazy how many teams think they’re “busy” when in reality they’re just operating inside broken systems. The moment you fix visibility and handoffs, people stop firefighting and start building again.
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It's a really different muscle set to go from building/selling the product to building/maintaining the system around the product. It sounds like you brought the necessary operational maturity to the table when they needed it most.
Love this Katie! really vivid — you’ve captured the silent chaos that creeps into scaling teams when systems pull in different directions.
Thanks, @Melanie Goodman really appreciate you reading!
The "bellyflop" - ouch ! All going so well & then SMACK ...
Great visual!!
Growth without structure always borrows against trust.
Love that I'm just finding this! I wrote an article about breaking points for startups that aligns with this pretty well:
https://criscafiero.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-startups-outgrow
This is a yo-yo cycle that happens again and again for founders. I've been there 🙋🏻♂️
Loving the Chaos Checklist... We can ALL use that!
😂😂 well I appreciate you following along anyway!!