Former Green Beret & Airborne Ranger now CEO of Rising Wealth Club & CFO/COO of GrowthLine Capital

After 22 years in the alternative asset management industry, I founded Jedburgh Advisors as a hedge fund that is focused on providing attractive risk-adjusted returns. We are a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business with a goal to have at least 50% of the employees as U.S. Military veterans. We currently have three funds on our platform: Fund 1 (algo & AI driven fund), Fund 2 (volatility relative value) and Fund 3 (disruptive innovation). We are always looking for new Portfolio Managers to join us.  If you are a talented PM or analyst and want to launch a fund on our platform, please contact us. We are operationally efficient, so small launches are welcome.

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"You simply flooded the system with money." 

Powell: "Yes we did" 

"Where does it come from, do you just print it?" 

Powell: "We print it digitally"

Source: Hedgeye

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Former Green Beret & Airborne Ranger. Professional CFO/COO.

I joined Core Bridge Partners and as the former CFO/COO of multiple multi billion-dollar hedge funds as well as two start-ups. I leverage my 20+ years of experience in alternative asset management and my MBA from the Kellogg School of Management to help small and medium sized hedge funds, PE/VC and Family Offices with their operational needs and help grow their companies. I have a proven track record of leading, managing and helping to scale multiple funds.  

My background as a former US Army Special Forces commander ("Green Beret") has equipped me with exceptional leadership, decision-making and problem-solving skills, as well as a strong sense of integrity, loyalty and service. I enjoy working with talented and diverse teams and CIOs , building long-lasting relationships and creating value for my clients and partners.

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In 1717, Sir Isaac Newton was tasked with setting the exchange rate of gold to silver. 

At the time, he was the Master of the Royal Mint of Great Britain. He decided to fix the exchange rate to the ratio of the world’s total physical supply of both metals.

His ratio? 15.5 to 1.

For every 1 ounce of gold, the world had roughly 15.5 ounces of silver. This exchange rate made it so that the value of all the gold in the world was equal to the value of all the silver. 

This was roughly the exchange rate for most of human history, as can be seen in the graphic below.

Today, that balance is broken. With gold at $4,750 and silver at $94, one ounce of gold is worth 50 ounces of silver. If the exchange rate was to revert to Newton’s exchange rate, an ounce of silver would be worth $306.

However, industry has been using up the world’s supply of silver. Silver is the best conductor of electricity, so it is used in countless electronic components.

Companiesmarketcap dot com implies that the ratio of above ground supply now sits at 8 to 1 (see graphic below), approximately half of what it was in Sir Issac Newton’s time. 

Furthermore, Keith Neumeyer, the CEO of First Majestic Silver, confirms that silver is mined at a ratio of 8:1 to gold today. In other words, this ratio of available gold/silver is unlikely to change anytime soon. 

If the gold to silver exchange rate was 8:1, silver would be $594 per ounce. This assumes no change in the price of gold.

We are currently living through the early stages of the third electrical revolution, and silver is a vital component. There have been times in world history where all the silver was worth more than all the gold. One could make an argument that silver is more useful than gold today. That would support a gold to silver exchange rate even less than 8:1. 

Current silver price: $94.60.

Exactly...US Debt, etc. are driving gold, but never let a headline go without adding some spin.  lol.

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I disagree with this headline from CNN.
Gold is not rising because of Trump. It is rising because the US has $39 trillion in debt, $2 trillion in annual deficits, 25% of tax revenue goes to interest payments and Congress refuses to stop. They thus need to go through monetary debasement. This is not a bug. It is a feature of the system. And store of values are one of the way to protect purchasing power. 

By the way, Europe and Japan have similar debt and spending problems. Gold is at record highs against every currency, not just the dollar.

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Bitcoin dropped $2,500 in the last 5 hours and liquidated $400 million worth of longs.

More than $100 BILLION has been wiped out from the crypto market today.

This is a low-liquidity Sunday evening dump. The real price action will come once the US market opens on Monday.

Source. Bull Theory

Excellent chart.  I wouldn't put too much thought into the last two columns on the right.  Charlie Munger, "Volatility is not a risk we care about.  What we care about is avoiding the permanent loss of capital."  Warren Buffett, “Charlie and I would much rather earn a lumpy 15% over time than a smooth 12%.”

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From 100% cash to 100% stocks…

Total returns, volatility and maximum drawdowns based upon US data going back to 1928...

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Break down systems to thoroughly understand them. Disregard the rhetoric and instead do your own research. What is true? Ignore opinions, most experts, norms, the news, etc. Focus on what is true via the laws of physics, math, nature, and history. Hint: determine the power in the system - who has it, how is it being applied, does it shift and if so, how? Etc. That will lead you to truly understanding almost all systems.

Michael Hartnett, BofA | The 4Ps Behind "Long Detroit, Short Davos"

- 3 months following seven nominations for Fed Chair since 1970 (Burns, Miller, Volcker, Greenspan, Bernanke, Yellen, Powell), yields up every time (2-year +65bps, 10-year +49bps)...but with the MOVE index of Treasury vol at 4-year lows, indicates that market is confident in 2026 new Fed Chair won’t send 30-year Treasury yield above “risk-off” 5% level as QE/YCC measures coming to “fix” price of fixed income
- the bond price of the 30-year Treasury is down 50% and JGB down 45% peak-to-trough in 2020s. This great bond bear (on new world order, debasement, populism, fiscal excess…) was the catalyst for the great first half of 2020s "Anything But Bonds (ABB)" bull in US tech, EU/Japan banks & gold; Emerging Markets and small cap will be the new ABB bulls in the second half of the 2020s.
- the ongoing Japan debasement and weak Asian FX, is spurring big capital outflows into US & EU assets (e.g. Korean retail $100bn into US stocks); AUDJPY>110 = multi-year breakout to 35-year high = risk-stays-on; but a failure (on BoJ, intervention) = peak of “weak Asia FX-big outflow” virtuous cycle.

Near-tern market indicators: the 3Ps. Q1 zeitgeist is  “rotate don't retreat”:
- That's because big tops coincide with max bullish Positioning
- Everyone expecting Profit boom
- But also Policy tightening
2026 isn’t 2018 or 2022, as policy is easing bigly via Fed cuts, tax cuts, tariff cuts, plus $0.6tn Fed/Trump QE)… It's also why no one is retreating until 30-year Treasury yield above 5.1% (panic level of Oct’23 & May’25) signaling tighter money.

But while the selloff in US bonds is still contained, Japan - where ABB has never been more potent- can't say the same, and the surge in long-term yields in Japan to the highest since 1999 (30-year hit 3.9%) means peak-to-trough the price of 30-year JGB down 45% thus far in 2020s. While the first half of the 2020s saw a bond bear market which sparked an ABB bull in gold, EU/JP banks, US tech/Mag 7; H2 2020s will see small/mid cap stocks and Emerging Markets new beneficiaries of ABB… same as in 1970s when wage & price controls, pro-cyclical fiscal/monetary policies, US$ debasement (end of Bretton Woods) caused peak of Nifty 50 bull market in 1972 and gold (1971-74) replaced by small cap (1975-77) as best asset to own. Hartnett's favorite beneficiaries of ABB in 2026 are GLD, GNR, EEM, MDY, IJR.

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😅 Golly! I’ve certainly aged quite a bit in the last few days!

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Silver just touched $100 an ounce, and gold continues its march toward $5,000 (please see charts below).
As we’ve previously discussed, key drivers fueling this momentum include:
• Strategic Diversification: Central banks and official institutions are steadily pivoting away from traditional safe havens, albeit still at the margin. While these players are inherently slower-moving, their shift provides relatively solid price support.
• Institutional Adoption: We are seeing more buy-in from institutional investors, many of whom are now integrating metals directly into model portfolios.
• The "Resident vs. Tourist" Dynamic: These “long-term resident investors" are, as you would expect, joined by "shorter-term tourists"—volatile speculative buyers looking to ride a wave which has been enormously rewarding.
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Unfortunately, this has been going on since the dawn of time.  Go back in history and you will see even more wealth discrepancies.  Ancient Egyptian pharaohs and their inner circle, < 1% of the populace; their wealth > 99%.  Other empires throughout history...similar, .  But, I agree it could be better...what would it take?  How do you reward risk takers and still keep it less lopsided?

Yesterday our friend Tom Keene asked a simple, yet poignant question: "What went wrong with capitalism?"

A PCA-style answer that ranked the responses by their respective eigenvalues would likely render:

1. The ability of wealthy elites like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel to purchase incomprehensibly more political influence than their single vote allows.

2. The unfair treatment of capital income relative to labor income in the morally corrupt federal tax code that is derived from the political influence purchased by wealthy elites in feature #1. 

3. The combination of socialism via bailouts for wealthy individuals and politically connected institutions vs. capitalism via creative destruction for everyone and everything else that is also derived from the political influence purchased by wealthy elites in feature #1. 

The key takeaway is that capitalism + plutocracy is not capitalism; it's moral, social, and economic corruption. 

The economic game is so rigged that the people who rig it in their favor don't even try to hide it anymore; they have front-row seats to presidential inaugurations.

As a former member of the bottom 0.001% of our broken capitalist society, I pray that this Fourth Turning is the catalyst to unrig it for the many millions of struggling families. 

I love you. God loves you too.
—Skipper 💜

Great chart...I think it does include dividends.  So good to see those drawdowns and not get too concerned about them.

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So difficult to get accurate inflation data...each source seems to have their own math..

The government is going to run the US economy as hot as possible. 

Last year, they realized it would be nearly impossible to balance the budget, so the next best option is to grow the country out of the problem.

Thankfully, the rise of artificial intelligence has helped spur an acceleration in GDP growth, with the Atlanta Fed estimating Q4 GDP could be as high as 5.4%.

That is a very big number.

But this GDP growth is not exclusively coming from AI. Adam Kobeissi points out that “US M2 money supply jumped +$1.65 trillion in 2025, to a record $26.7 trillion.”

Adam goes on to highlight that “this marks the largest annual increase since 2021 and the 3rd consecutive annual gain. Since mid-2023, M2 has risen +$3.7 trillion, driven by rapidly rising bank deposits and money market fund inflows. This means money supply has grown +$116 billion per month over this period. By comparison, from January 2022 to April 2023, M2 contracted -$450 billion, or -$28 billion a month.”

So GDP is growing and the administration is telling us they are going to run the economy hot, which means you would expect inflation to be surging higher.

 But that is not what is happening.

Keep reading 👇

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Deflation Is A Much Bigger Risk Than Inflation Right Now by Anthony Pompliano • 3 min read

Deflation Is A Much Bigger Risk Than Inflation Right Now

I should win an Emmy for the Q&A portion of this — at least a Grammy. 🏆

I hope this invaluable education blesses you on your journey to retire on time and comfortably.  
—Skipper 💜

Driving Digital & AI Transformation to Accelerate Innovation & Scale Business Growth | 18+ Years Leading Strategy, Tech Implementation & Business Value Creation | Chief Strategy & Technology Officer | Sales & BD Leader

I am a strategic, transformation-focused Executive Leader with deep experience in business development, product innovation, and enterprise-wide digital & AI integration.

I’ve led multimillion-dollar digital transformation programs, modernized complex systems, and helped organizations scale through data-driven strategies and AI-driven execution. My work spans growth ventures, government agencies, and global enterprises, where I’ve aligned technology with business goals to unlock measurable impact. I’ve also directed cross-functional teams and delivered roadmaps that accelerated innovation, improved decision-making, and reduced operational risk.

Some of my key accomplishments include automating 81% of enterprise processes, delivering up to 480% ROI, and saving $230M+. I’ve also advised Private Equity Investors on decisions that led turnarounds, converting 7 years of losses into 10X revenue growth.

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The most expensive line item on your P&L is the one you aren't tracking.

In freight audit, the industry standard is "Tolerance." If a variance is under $50, most brokers just pay it. It costs too much in human labor to dispute it.

But if you process 10,000 invoices a month, "Tolerance" isn't a strategy. It is a massive leak in your Gross Global Margin.

We stopped asking: "How do we audit faster?" We started asking: "How do we get leakage to Zero?"

The answer wasn't more humans. It was Cognitive Automation.

We engineered a new workflow that uses AI Agents to audit 100% of invoices - even the $20 ones - because it costs the same compute power as the big ones.

We call it the "Zero-Leakage Reconciliation Protocol."

It outlines the math and the mechanism behind this new architecture. I am sharing the PDF breakdown with my network today.

Want to see the logic? Drop a "PROTOCOL" in the comments. 
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The Delegation Paradox: Why More Responsibility Creates More Freedom

Most leaders think delegation means giving away control.

It's actually the opposite.

The more you delegate responsibility, the more freedom you gain.

The Traditional Approach (That Fails):

Leader delegates tasks:
- "Send this email"
- "Update this spreadsheet"
- "Schedule this meeting"

Result: Leader still owns the outcome. Team just executes commands.

The leader is still the bottleneck.

The Paradox Approach (That Works):

Leader delegates responsibility:
- "Own customer communication"
- "Own our financial reporting"
- "Own our meeting coordination"

Result: Team owns the outcome AND the decisions.

The leader is freed up.

Why This Creates Freedom:

When you delegate tasks, you're still responsible for checking, deciding, answering questions, and fixing problems.

When you delegate responsibility, the other person handles figuring out the approach, making decisions, finding solutions, and delivering outcomes.

You went from doing everything to reviewing outcomes.

The Three Levels:

Level 1: Task Delegation - "Do this exactly as I described"
Level 2: Project Delegation - "Achieve this outcome using these parameters"
Level 3: Responsibility Delegation - "Own this area and deliver these results"

Most leaders stay stuck at Level 1.

How to Delegate Responsibility:

Step 1: Define the Outcome, Not the Method

Wrong: "Update the client report by Friday using this template"
Right: "Own client reporting. Ensure executives get clear visibility into project status weekly"

Step 2: Set Clear Boundaries

What decisions can they make without approval?
What's the budget authority?
What requires escalation?

Step 3: Agree on Success Metrics

How will you both know it's working?

Step 4: Step Back

Resist the urge to jump in. Let them figure it out. Let them make recoverable mistakes.

This is where growth happens.

The Fear:

"If I give them too much responsibility, things will go wrong."

Reality: Things go wrong either way.

Question: Do you want to fix every problem yourself, or build a team that can fix problems without you?

What Actually Happens:

Month 1: They make mistakes. You coach.
Month 2: They start figuring it out.
Month 3: They're running it better than you did.
Month 6: You wonder why you didn't delegate sooner.

The Real Freedom:

When your team owns responsibility:
- You work on strategy instead of execution
- You scale beyond your personal capacity
- You go on vacation without constant texts
- You build a company that doesn't depend on you

The Test:

Can you leave for two weeks and nothing breaks?

If no, you're delegating tasks, not responsibility.

What responsibility could you delegate this week?

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With BDS Capital, my focus is on instilling optimal business practices that ensure sustainable and profitable growth. This approach has empowered employees and delivered increased value to shareholders, cementing my reputation as a strategist who excels in driving business transformation and profitability.

Steve Jobs was difficult.

But Steve Jobs was coachable.

That was the secret weapon of Bill Campbell.

He realized that brilliance without guidance is just chaos.

Most people think "coaching" is for junior employees.

They are wrong.

Coaching is for high-performing athletes.

If the founder of Apple needed a coach, you do too.

The moment you stop listening is the moment you stop leading.

A fractional CSTO isn't there to do your homework.

We are there to stress-test your thinking.

But that only works if you let the feedback in.

Be like Steve.

Put the ego aside and build the product.

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Process optimization without a strategy often fails because companies focus on improving internal processes that don't impact key business objectives. Companies may enhance accounting, HR, or IT efficiency but see no improvement in revenue, customer satisfaction, or market share. The issue is optimizing processes that don't align with strategic goals. 

To optimize effectively, companies should first identify their top three business objectives, such as growing revenue, reducing churn, or entering new markets. Then, they should determine which processes impact these goals, like sales, customer support, or product development. By measuring current performance and setting strategic targets, companies can optimize processes that truly drive business outcomes. 

For example, a company aiming to grow revenue by 40% might focus on reducing its sales cycle from 75 to 50 days, leading to increased conversion rates and revenue growth. Optimizing without strategy wastes resources on improvements that don't advance business goals. Always ensure process improvements are directly linked to strategic objectives.

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You are solving the wrong problem. (Here is the fix) 🛠️

Most founders stay stuck because they try to build "Corporate Systems" (Stage 3) when they haven't even finished "Survival Mode" (Stage 1).

In *Ready, Fire, Aim*, the roadmap is strictly defined by revenue. If you focus on the wrong skill set for your stage, you will stall.

Where are you right now?

🛑 Stage 1 ($0 - $1M): The Hustle
- The Trap: Fancy logos, office space, and business cards.
- The Truth: Your business is an unproven idea until money changes hands.
- The Fix: SELLING. "Selling is all that matters in 
Stage One... worry about making your first sale and then obsess over making additional sales." [2]

🚀 Stage 2 ($1M - $10M): The Sprint
- The Trap: Perfectionism and planning.
- The Truth: You need to outrun your overhead.
- The Fix: SPEED. Launch new products fast. "Ready, Fire, Aim." If it fails, drop it. If it sells, improve it. [3]

🏗️ Stage 3 ($10M - $50M): The Clean Up
- The Trap: The founder trying to be the hero.
- The Truth: You are now the bottleneck.
- The Fix: SYSTEMS. This is the only time you should slow down to build protocols, legal departments, and management hierarchies. [4]

Stop trying to act like a Fortune 500 CEO if you haven't made your first $10 million.

Look at your bank account. That tells you what your job is today.

#BusinessGrowth #ScaleUp #Leadership #MichaelMasterson #Management

Scaling Through Systems: How to Document As You Grow
Most founders scale by hiring. Smart founders scale by documenting.

Here's the difference:

Hiring without systems: → You become the bottleneck. → Every question comes to you. → Training takes months. Turnover costs millions.

Documenting as you grow: → Your knowledge lives outside your head. → New hires onboard in days, not months. → The business runs without you in the room.

Here's my 3-step documentation system:

Step 1: Record before you hire. Every time you do a task more than twice, record yourself doing it. Loom. 5 minutes. Done.

Step 2: Turn videos into SOPs. Use AI to transcribe. Edit into bullet points. One page. No fluff.

Step 3: Store in one place. Notion. Coda. Google Docs. Doesn't matter. Just pick ONE and stick to it.

I did this before scaling from 3 to 15 people. Result: Onboarding time dropped from 6 weeks to 5 days.

The lesson: Your systems are your leverage. Document today. Scale tomorrow. 

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𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗘𝗢'𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲

Most CEOs are busy all day and wonder why the business isn't moving forward.

The problem isn't lack of effort. It's how they allocate time.

The Reality Check:

Track your time for one week. Most CEOs find:

60% on operational fires
25% on meetings with unclear purpose
10% on email and admin
5% on actual strategic work

Then they wonder why strategy never gets executed.

The Strategic Time Framework:

Ideal allocation for a CEO:

30% - Strategic Planning and Execution
What moves the business forward? Revenue growth, market expansion, competitive positioning.

25% - People Development
Your team multiplies your impact. One-on-ones, coaching, succession planning.

20% - Customer and Market Insight
Direct customer contact, market trends, competitive intelligence.

15% - Financial and Operational Review
Monitor what matters. Know your metrics. Spot problems early.

10% - External Relationships
Partnerships, investors, advisors. These create transformational opportunities.

How to Shift Your Allocation:

Step 1: Audit Current Reality
Track every 30 minutes for one week. Where does your time go?

Step 2: Identify What to Eliminate
Meetings you don't need, decisions others could make, tasks you should delegate.

Step 3: Block Strategic Time First
Don't find time for strategy. Block it first.
Example: Every Monday 8-11am is strategy time. Non-negotiable.

Step 4: Delegate or Delete the Rest
If it's not strategic, someone else should own it.
Common CEO Time Traps:

Trap 1: Being the Best Problem Solver
Your team brings every problem because you're fast at solving them.

Fix: Ask "What do you think we should do?" Then coach.

Trap 2: Staying in Your Comfort Zone
You spend time where you're comfortable, not where business needs you.

Fix: Spend time where it matters most.

Trap 3: Reacting Instead of Leading
Your calendar is full of other people's priorities.

Fix: Control your calendar or it will control you.

The Test:
If you disappeared for a month, would the company execute your strategic priorities?

If no, you're trapped in operations.

The ROI of Strategic Time:

One hour of strategic thinking can create initiatives worth millions.

One hour of operational firefighting solves one problem worth hundreds.

One hour developing a leader creates value for years.

Where should you invest your time?

The Action Step:

This week, track your time. Next week, block 3 hours for strategic work.

You'll be amazed how much changes when you protect time for what matters most.

How do you currently allocate your time as a leader?
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The MECE Approach to Business Process Analysis

MECE: Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive.

It's a McKinsey framework that transforms messy process analysis into clear action plans.

What MECE Means:

Mutually Exclusive: No overlap between categories
Collectively Exhaustive: Nothing is missed

Instead of analyzing processes randomly, you organize them so every process fits in exactly one bucket, and all processes are covered.

How to Apply It:

Step 1: Break Down By Function

Group processes into clear categories:
- Sales & Marketing
- Operations & Delivery
- Finance & Administration
- Customer Service
- Product Development

Each process fits in only one category. All processes are included.

Step 2: Identify Process Types Within Each Function

For each function, categorize by type:
- Core (directly create customer value)
- Support (enable core processes)
- Compliance (required by regulation)

Step 3: Prioritize Based on Impact

Now you can systematically ask:
- Which core processes have biggest revenue impact?
- Which support processes create most bottlenecks?
- Which compliance processes consume most resources?

Why This Works:

Without MECE, process analysis is chaotic. You miss critical processes or analyze the same thing twice under different names.

With MECE, you have complete coverage and clear priorities.

Example:

Instead of: "We need to improve operations"

MECE approach:
- Core operations: Order fulfillment, quality control
- Support operations: Inventory management, scheduling
- Compliance: Safety inspections, reporting

Now you can ask: Which of these 6 processes impacts our business goals most?

The Result:

Clear structure. No gaps. No overlap. Better decisions.

MECE turns overwhelming process complexity into manageable analysis.

Have you used MECE for process analysis?

#MECE #ProcessAnalysis #BusinessStrategy #Operations #ProblemSolving #StrategicThinking #Leadership

If you are interested in learning about AI Builders, this post from Jacob Klug could save you some time.

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#lovable #replit #bolt #base44

CEO @ Creme Digital | Building software with AI

I built the same app with 4 AI's. Who built it best?

Here are the results. 

The test: Build a client management dashboard for a digital agency.

Using the exact same prompt for each.

Ranking based on:

> UI/Design
> Logic & Functionality
> Backend/Database
> Ease of Use

Let's break it down:

Tool 1: Bolt

⏱️ Time: 10-15 min (slower)
🎨 Design: 6.5/10 - Basic, but functional
⚙️ Logic: 7/10 - Everything worked
🗄️ Backend: 8/10 - Seamless Supabase integration, built-in security scanner
🧭 Ease of use: 7.5/10

Solid all-around. Nothing flashy, nothing broken.

Tool 2: Base44

⏱️ Time: Few minutes
🎨 Design: 6.5/10 - Very "vibe coded" looking
⚙️ Logic: 7/10 - Did the job
🗄️ Backend: 8/10 - Auto-built Google auth which was nice
🧭 Ease of use: 6.5/10 - UI feels clunky

The underdog. Works, but feels like it's playing catch-up on polish.

Tool 3: Replit

⏱️ Time: 20-30 min
🎨 Design: 7.5/10 - Actually tried to match the reference
⚙️ Logic: 7/10 - Standard
🗄️ Backend: 6/10 - Confusing, hard to navigate
🧭 Ease of use: 3/10

One prompt and I hit usage limits. Couldn't even continue building. Brutal experience.

Tool 4: Lovable

⏱️ Time: ~5 min (fastest)
🎨 Design: 7/10 - Cleanest, most polished
⚙️ Logic: 7.5/10 - Smart intuition (reminded me to create clients before projects)
🗄️Backend: 8/10 - Seamless with options
🧭 Ease of use: 9/10

Just works. Everything feels intuitive.

Final rankings:

🥇 Lovable - Best overall experience
🥈 Bolt - Reliable second
🥉 Base44 - Needs polish
4️⃣ Replit - Stuck in no-man's land

The truth? They're all using the same AI models.

The difference is UX.

Key takeaway:

These tools live or die by ease of use.

Replit is caught between "dev tool" and "no-code" - serving neither well.

For non-technical builders: Lovable or Bolt.

For technical folks: Just use Cursor.

Full video breakdown on my channel.

Comment "Ranking" for the link, or search on YT.

The Process-Technology Alignment Model That Transformed My Clients' Operations
Most companies buy technology first. Then wonder why nothing changes.

I've seen it 100 times: → $500k on a new CRM. Still using spreadsheets. → $200k on automation tools. Still doing manual work. → $1M on "digital transformation." Still operating in chaos.

The problem isn't the technology. It's the sequence.

Here's the model I use with every $10M+ client:

Step 1: Map the process FIRST. Before you touch any software, document exactly how work flows today. Every handoff. Every bottleneck. Every decision point.

Step 2: Fix the process WITHOUT technology. If a process is broken, software just makes it break faster. Simplify. Cut steps. Remove friction.

Step 3: THEN choose the technology. Now you know exactly what you need. No bloated features. No shelfware. No wasted budget.

One client came to me after spending $800k on tools they never used. We applied this model.

Result: → Cut their tech stack by 60%. → Reduced process time by 45%. → Saved $320k annually.

The lesson: Technology is an accelerator. You can't accelerate a mess.

Fix the system first. Then add the fuel. 
#DigitalTransformation #BusinessStrategy #OperationalExcellence #ProcessImprovement #Leadership

Decision Making Frameworks for Business Owners in Uncertain Markets
Most business owners freeze when uncertainty hits. Top performers have a system.

Here's the difference:

Reactive leaders: → Wait for "more information" → Postpone decisions until it's too late → Let fear dictate strategy

Strategic leaders: → Accept imperfect data → Use frameworks to decide faster → Adjust as they learn

Here's my 4-step framework for high-stakes decisions:

Step 1: Define the decision clearly. Not "what should we do?" but "should we expand to market X by Q2?" Specificity forces clarity.

Step 2: Set a time limit. Parkinson's Law applies to decisions too. Give yourself 48 hours. Not 4 weeks.

Step 3: Identify the reversible vs. irreversible. 80% of decisions are reversible. Move fast on those. Save your energy for the 20%.

Step 4: Decide, then commit. A good decision executed fully beats a perfect decision executed halfway.

I've used this with clients in manufacturing, logistics, and tech. Result: Decision cycles dropped from months to days.

The lesson: Uncertainty isn't the enemy. Indecision is.

Build the framework. Trust the process. 

#Leadership #DecisionMaking #BusinessStrategy #ExecutiveCoaching #DigitalTransformation

How to Build Strategic Thinking Capabilities in Your Leadership Team
Your team is great at execution. But terrible at thinking ahead.

Sound familiar?

Here's the problem: Most leaders were promoted for operational excellence. Not strategic vision.

So they default to what they know: → React to fires. → Focus on this week. → Wait for YOU to set direction.

Here's how to change that:

Step 1: Stop giving answers. Every time you solve their problem, you train them to stop thinking. Instead, ask: "What do you recommend?"

Step 2: Create strategic space. Block 2 hours weekly for "thinking time." No email. No Slack. Just whiteboards and questions.

Step 3: Assign strategic projects. Give them ownership of a 90-day initiative. Not tasks. Outcomes.

Step 4: Debrief decisions, not results. Don't just review what happened. Ask: "What was your thinking process? What would you do differently?"

I did this with a leadership team of 8. In 6 months, they went from waiting for direction to proposing initiatives.

The lesson: Strategic thinking isn't a talent. It's a muscle.

Your job isn't to think for them. It's to teach them how to think. 

#Leadership #StrategicThinking #ExecutiveDevelopment #BusinessGrowth #TeamDevelopment

From Tactical to Strategic: The Leadership Shift That Breaks Scale
I watched a founder nearly destroy his $25M company last month.
Not through bad strategy. 

Through something simpler:
He refused to stop doing the work.

The Trap

You built your company by being the best executor. You closed deals. Fixed bugs. Wrote copy.

That skill got you here.
That same skill prevents you from getting there.

The Three Modes
- Operator (0-$5M): You ARE the business
   Success = Your output
   Stay here → Cap at $5M
- Manager ($5M-$25M): You build systems
  Success = Team output
  Stay here → Cap at $25M
- Architect ($25M+): You design the machine
  Success = System output
  This unlocks true scale
  
80% of founders never make this shift.

The Crisis Moment
The CEO is still in Slack answering questions. Reviewing every hire. Editing every proposal.
Meanwhile:
- Strategic opportunities missed
- Team disempowered
- Bottlenecks multiply
- Competitors with worse products but better systems win

Tactical excellence becomes strategic failure.

The Four Shifts
1. Doing → Deciding Don't close the deal. Build the system that closes deals.
2. Problems → Patterns
    Stop being the hero who saves the day. Build systems that make heroes   
    unnecessary.
3. Answers → Questions Your team needs frameworks, not solutions.
4. Execution → Allocation Strategy is choosing what NOT to do.

The Calendar Test
A CEO who scaled $20M to $200M taught me:

"Your calendar IS your strategy."

At $20M he spent:
60% operational
30% people
10% strategy

At $200M:
10% operational
30% people
60% strategy

The work didn't change. Who does it changed.
Are You Ready?
✅ 10+ hours/week for thinking? 
✅ Business runs if you disappear 2 weeks? 
✅ Hiring people smarter than you? 
✅ Systems work without daily intervention? 
✅ Focused on 12-36 months, not hours?
3+ "no" answers = operationally trapped.

The Hard Truth
- Operator controls tasks
- Manager controls people
- Architect controls systems

Systems = 100x leverage
But requires: Trusting systems more than instincts.

What Strategic Looks Like
"We're killing this profitable product. Doesn't fit where we're going."
"Hiring a COO with full authority. I'm moving to chairman."
"Turning down $5M opportunity. It distracts from our $100M play."

Short-term pain. Long-term leverage.
That's strategy.

This Week
1. Audit your calendar - tactical vs. strategic %?
2. List "only I can do this" - Is that true?
3. Delegate ONE thing with authority
4. Block 4 hours for thinking
5. Ask your team: "What decision are you waiting on me for?"

Tactical excellence got you to $10M.
Strategic leadership gets you to $100M.
The skills that built your company won't scale it.

What's the one thing you're doing today that you shouldn't be doing in 12 months?

Building an AI-native operating system that automates the tactical so leaders can focus on strategic. Stuck between $10M-$100M? Let's talk.

#Leadership #ScaleUp #CEOInsights #BusinessGrowth #StrategicLeadership

How to Identify Your Highest-Value Process Improvement Opportunities

Most companies improve the wrong processes first.

They fix what's loudest or easiest, not what matters most.

Here's how to find your highest-value opportunities:

The 4-Factor Scoring System:

Score each process on these four dimensions (1-10 scale):

1. Business Impact

How much does this process affect:
- Revenue generation?
- Cost reduction?
- Customer satisfaction?
- Competitive advantage?

High score: Sales process, customer onboarding
Low score: Office supply ordering

2. Current Pain Level

How broken is it today?
- Error rate
- Customer complaints
- Employee frustration
- Rework frequency

High score: Process fails often, causes major problems
Low score: Works fine, minor annoyances

3. Improvement Potential

How much could realistically improve?

High score: Currently manual, could be 80% faster with automation
Low score: Already optimized, maybe 5% improvement possible

4. Implementation Ease

How hard to fix?
- Time required
- Cost
- Complexity
- Change management difficulty

High score: Quick win, low cost, easy adoption
Low score: 12-month project, high cost, major resistance

Calculate Priority Score:

(Business Impact × Current Pain × Improvement Potential) ÷ Implementation Difficulty

Higher score = Higher priority

Example:

Process: Customer quote generation

Business Impact: 9 (directly affects sales)
Current Pain: 8 (takes 3 days, losing deals)
Improvement Potential: 9 (could be automated to 2 hours)
Implementation Ease: 7 (moderate difficulty)

Score: (9 × 8 × 9) ÷ 7 = 92.6

That's a high-priority opportunity.

The Quick Win Strategy:

Don't just pick the highest score.

Find processes with:
- High business impact
- High improvement potential
- High implementation ease

These are your quick wins. Start here to build momentum.

Save the high-impact, low-ease projects for later when you have proven success and team buy-in.

What process improvement would give you the biggest return?

#ProcessImprovement #BusinessStrategy #Operations #ContinuousImprovement #Efficiency #Leadership #Prioritization

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰: 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀

The leadership that got you to $10M won't get you to $50M.

Here's how to evolve from tactical operator to strategic leader.

The Evolution Stages:

Stage 1: Founder-Operator ($1M-$5M)
You do everything. Sales, operations, finance, customer service.
Leadership: Hands-on, fast decisions, direct execution.

Stage 2: Player-Coach ($5M-$15M)
You hire a team but still do much of the work yourself.
Problem: You're the bottleneck. Growth slows because everything needs you.

Stage 3: Strategic Leader ($15M-$50M+)
You work ON the business, not IN it.
Your job: Strategy, people development, market positioning.
Your team executes. You enable and guide.

Most founders get stuck between Stage 2 and 3.

The Shift Required:

From Doing to Enabling
Stop being the best at execution. Build a team better than you.

From Problems to Patterns
Stop solving individual problems. Fix root causes.

From Tactics to Strategy
Stop daily firefighting. Start quarterly planning.

From Control to Trust
Stop checking every decision. Set direction and let team execute.

What This Looks Like:

Tactical: "I need to review this proposal"
Strategic: "What criteria should we use for proposal approval?"

Tactical: "Let me handle this customer issue"
Strategic: "How can we prevent these issues systemically?"

Signs You Need to Evolve:

- Working 70+ hours but revenue is flat
- Key decisions wait for you
- Team asks permission for everything
- Strategy gets ignored
- Growth opportunities pass because you're too busy

How to Make the Shift:

Week 1: Track your time
Where do you spend hours? Tactical or strategic?

Week 2: Identify what only you can do
Everything else should be delegated.

Week 3: Develop decision frameworks
So your team can decide without you.

Week 4: Block strategic time
3-5 hours per week minimum.

Month 2: Delegate major responsibilities
Not tasks. Responsibilities. Let people own outcomes.

The Result:

You shift from working 70 hours running operations to working 50 hours on strategy while the business grows faster.

That's the evolution from tactical to strategic leadership.

Where are you in this evolution?

#Leadership #BusinessGrowth #StrategicLeadership #ScalingBusiness #CEOEvolution #FounderJourney #LeadershipDevelopment

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Apple, Google, and Amazon shared one secret weapon.

It wasn’t a technology.

It was a football coach.

Bill Campbell didn't just mentor Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos.

He coached the decision-makers behind Twitter, Facebook, eBay, and Intuit.

But he didn't stop at the C-suite.

He coached middle school flag football teams with the same intensity he gave to Larry Page.

Look at this roster:

• Steve Jobs (Apple)
• Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
• Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook)
• Larry Page & Sergey Brin (Google)
• Eric Schmidt (Google)
• Jack Dorsey (Twitter)
• Susan Wojcicki (YouTube)

Most people would charge millions for this access.

Bill took zero cash.

He took zero stock.

He measured his success by a different yardstick:

“I count up how many are great leaders now.”

He believed that if you have been blessed, you should be a blessing.

Real leadership isn't about your net worth.

It's about the leaders you build.

Who is on your yardstick today?

💬 **Comment "COACH" and I'll send you a COACHABILITY assessment.**

🔁 **Repost to share this lesson on mentorship.** 
#Leadership #TrillionDollarCoach #Mentorship #SiliconValley #Management
#Trust #Teamwork #Networking #BusinessStrategy #Coaching .

The 4 Types of Decisions (And How to Handle Each)
I watched a team waste 3 hours debating break room colors.
They took 15 minutes to approve a $2M investment.
They had decision-making completely backwards.

The 4 Decision Types

Type 1: Strategic Bets
- Irreversible, high impact
- Examples: M&A, pivots, market entry
- Who: CEO + Board | Timeline: Weeks

Type 2: Operational Commitments
- Hard to reverse, medium impact
- Examples: Senior hires, budgets, contracts
- Who: Leaders + CEO approval | Timeline: Days

Type 3: Execution Decisions
- Easily reversible, low-medium impact
- Examples: Features, campaigns, processes
- Who: Department heads | Timeline: Hours

Type 4: Routine Choices
- Fully reversible, minimal impact
- Examples: Meetings, tools, supplies
- Who: Whoever's closest | Timeline: Minutes

The Mistake
Most companies treat Type 3 and 4 like Type 1.
Result:
- Decision fatigue at top
- Bottlenecks everywhere
- Slow execution
- Type 1 decisions get rushed

The Fix
Before every decision, ask: "What type is this?"
Then:
- Type 1: Slow down, go deep
- Type 2: Clear criteria, time-boxed
- Type 3: Push down, move fast
- Type 4: Default, don't discuss

Decision Delegation
CEO Should Own:
- Type 1: 100%
- Type 2: Approve only
- Type 3: Outcomes only
- Type 4: Never involved

Leaders Should Own:
- Type 2: 100%
- Type 3: Delegate down
- Type 4: Never involved

Managers/ICs Should Own:
- Type 3: 100%
- Type 4: 100%

This Week
1. Track decisions for 3 days
2. Categorize by type
3. Identify mismatches
4. Delegate 5 decisions down
5. Block time for Type 1

Speed isn't deciding everything fast.
It's deciding the right things at the right speed.

Get this right: 
✅ Free up 50% leadership time 
✅ Empower your team 
✅ Accelerate execution 
✅ Make better strategic choices

What's one decision you're making that someone else should own?

#Leadership #DecisionMaking #BusinessStrategy #ExecutiveLeadership #Management #ProductivityTips #LeadershipDevelopment #BusinessGrowth #CEOInsights #ScaleUp #OperationalExcellence

Creating Strategic Clarity: How to Ensure Everyone Knows What Matters Most

Ask 10 people in your company: "What are our top 3 priorities?"
You'll get 10 different answers.
That's not a communication problem. That's a $10M problem.

The Clarity Crisis
95% of companies I work with have the same issue:
Leadership knows the strategy. The team has no idea what it means for them.
Result:
- 47 "priorities" (which means zero priorities)
- Resources spread thin
- Teams working hard on wrong things
- Goals missed despite everyone being "busy"

The 3-Level Clarity Test
- Level 1: Can your leadership recite your top 3 goals? 
- Level 2: Can managers explain how their work connects? 
- Level 3: Can frontline staff name one thing they'll STOP doing?
Pass all 3? You're in the top 5%.

The Clarity Framework
1. Ruthless Prioritization
The rule: 3-5 max
- 3-5 annual goals
- 3-5 quarterly objectives
Everything else is maintenance

2. The "Why → What → How" Cascade
WHY: One sentence. Why we exist. WHAT: 3-5 outcomes we must achieve. HOW: Specific projects that deliver outcomes.
Example:
❌ "Implement new CRM" (HOW)
✅ "Reduce churn by 30%" (WHAT)
✅ "Because customer success is how we win" (WHY)

3. The One-Page Strategy
- PURPOSE: Why we exist
- STRATEGY: Where we play, how we win
- THIS YEAR: 3-5 annual goals
- THIS QUARTER: 3-5 priorities
- NOT DOING: What we're saying no to

Everyone should have this memorized.

The Communication Rule
Repeat 7x more than feels comfortable.
People don't "get it" after one all-hands.

Cadence:
- Daily huddles reference priorities
- Weekly leadership reviews
- Monthly deep-dives
- Quarterly strategy refresh

The Translation Tool
Ask every person: "If we hit our #1 goal, what would YOU specifically have accomplished?"
Then work backwards to weekly actions.
Now strategy isn't abstract. It's their job.

The Quarterly Strategy Sync (2 hours)
1. Review last quarter: What worked?
2. Set next quarter: 3-5 priorities with owners
3. Translation: Each team maps contribution
4. Kill list: What are we stopping?
5. Communication plan

This single meeting creates 90 days of clarity.

This Week
1. Write your one-pager
2. Test clarity: Ask 5 random employees "What are we focused on?"
3. Map the cascade: Who owns what?
4. Kill 3 initiatives
5. Schedule quarterly sync

The Bottom Line
Clarity is a competitive advantage.

Companies with clear strategy: 
✅ Execute 3x faster 
✅ Make better decisions 
✅ Retain top talent

Companies without clarity: 
❌ Work hard, accomplish little 
❌ Chase every shiny object 
❌ Burn out best people

Strategy isn't what you say in the boardroom. It's what your frontline team does on Tuesday at 2pm.

Can your team name your top 3 priorities right now?

#Leadership #BusinessStrategy #StrategicPlanning #ExecutiveLeadership #OrganizationalAlignment #BusinessGrowth #GoalSetting #StrategyExecution #ScaleUp #CEOInsights

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