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We publish less than the average agency. Each essay below is built to be the definitive piece on the specific question it answers. We'd rather you cite us once than skim us ten times.

First three essays

Hiring · Coming soon

Why Most Recruiting Pricing Models Fail

Contingent races to close on whoever responds first. Retained over-rewards risk we don't carry. Monthly retainers without unit accountability incentivise sitting. Here's the model that fixes all three.

GTM · Coming soon

Why Most GTM Pricing Models Fail

Pay-per-meeting destroys quality. Pay-per-SQL pushes garbage. Retainer-only without scope clarity becomes consulting theater. The control-based alternative, explained.

Both · Coming soon

The Joint Practice Thesis: Two Operators, One Partnership

Why a husband-wife operating duo can offer something an agency cannot. The compound trust effect when one buyer covers two decisions.

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