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Defa Arimasera
• Mar 2
I worked with a firm of 100+ people where profit was a total guess. They were holding a money bag with a hole in the bottom, paying for hours they couldn't verify and managing by whoever shouted loudest in Slack.
Their ClickUp was a "polite fiction." Dashboards looked great but had zero connection to reality. If you can’t justify costs with data, you’re just subsidizing chaos with your own stress.
I fixed the leak with two rules:
The Data Rule: If it’s not in the system, it didn't happen.
PM Triage: No project moves to production until it’s "Ready to Start."
This kills "False Starts" that burn cash while teams wait for assets. Managing by vibes is a financial disaster. You don't need a better tool; you need a protocol that makes it impossible for work to hide.
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