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Category: Operations

  • An interim COO fills a seat. A fractional COO builds the system.

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    ← Field NotesOperations An interim COO fills a seat. A fractional COO builds the system. They get used interchangeably, and hiring the wrong one is expensive in both directions. Published September 4, 2026 The two titles get used interchangeably, and hiring the wrong one is expensive in both directions. Bring in an interim operator when…

  • Everyone’s adopting AI. Almost no one is seeing the return.

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    ← Field NotesOperations Everyone’s adopting AI. Almost no one is seeing the return. The gap between AI effort and AI payoff isn’t a technology problem. It’s the same systems blind spot, wearing a newer and far more expensive coat. There’s a number from MIT that should bother more people than it does. In its 2025…

  • Fractional COO vs. full-time COO vs. consultant

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    ← Field NotesOperations Fractional COO vs. full-time COO vs. consultant Most founders reach this question at the worst possible time. The three options solve three different problems, and picking the wrong one is expensive in a way you won’t see for two quarters. Published July 13, 2026 · Updated September 4, 2026 The quarter stops…

  • When does a founder actually need a fractional COO?

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    ← Field NotesOperations When does a founder actually need a fractional COO? Forget the exhaustion checklist. The real trigger is the quarter where adding people stopped adding speed. Most advice on this question hands you a checklist of stress symptoms. You’re in every meeting, you’re approving things you shouldn’t, you’re tired. All true, and all…

  • Building ops that survive the next funding round

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    ← Field NotesOperations Building ops that survive the next funding round Diligence cares less about whether your operations work than whether an outsider can follow them fast enough to trust them. Founders build operations for the company they run. Diligence evaluates the company they can explain. Those aren’t the same company, and the gap between…

  • Calgary’s operator culture has a systems blind spot

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    ← Field NotesOperations Calgary’s operator culture has a systems blind spot The energy heritage that makes Calgary’s operators exceptional is the same thing that quietly teaches them to skip the systems. Every story about Calgary tech leads with the same number, and it’s a good one. Tech employment here grew 78% between 2018 and 2023,…

  • Your metrics can’t see your worst handoff

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    ← Field NotesOperations Your metrics can’t see your worst handoff CAC, churn, and NRR report the damage. The money actually goes missing in the handoffs between teams: the seams nobody owns. Almost every piece of SaaS operations advice points you at the same instruments: CAC, payback, net revenue retention, the churn dashboard. They’re worth watching.…