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Decision Rights
Who has authority to commit capital, at what threshold, with what review?
20 years in the CFO chair. Six companies scaled from $10M to $150M. I've watched the same wall hit every time — and I've codified what gets through it.
Decision Architecture is the operating discipline most PE-backed mid-market companies don't have. I built it. I run it.
Decision Architecture
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Decision Logic
What assumptions drive the choice? What’s the downside? What are we walking away from by saying yes?
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Decision Review
When do we revisit? What makes a decision accountable to a future check-in?
Field Notes
The most recent essays from Medium. See all field notes for more.
The $30M Decision Stall: Rebuild Rights to Restore Speed | Field Notes | Mark J. Crawford
It’s 8:02 a.m. on a Monday. Revenue is at a $34M run rate, and the PE board meeting is eight days out. The CEO wants answers on margin… Continue reading on Medium »
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The AI Roadmap Was Brilliant. Five Decisions Were Still Stuck on His Desk.
The CEO clicked to slide twelve. Continue reading on Medium »
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The $4.7M Process Nobody Wanted to Redesign
The CFO ran the math on a Saturday morning. Continue reading on Medium »
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