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The 6-month hiring cycle is killing your roadmap. Every CTO hits a fork: spend months recruiting or plug in an augmented team today?
It's a battle of š¢š½š½š¼šæššš»š¶šš šš¼šš šš. ššš¹šššæš®š¹ šš²šÆš.
Ā Ā ā¢ šš¶šæš¶š»š“ šš¼š¼ šš¹š¼š: You miss your market window.
Ā Ā ā¢ šš¶šæš¶š»š“ šš¼š¼ š³š®šš: You spike burn before product-market fit.
šÆ šŖš®šš šš¼ š¦š°š®š¹š²:
Ā Ā 1. šš¼šæš² šš»-šš¼ššš²: Best for Secret Sauce and IP. (Slow & high overhead)
Ā Ā 2. š¦šš®š³š³ ššš“šŗš²š»šš®šš¶š¼š»: Best for AI/Mobile spikes. (Fast & flexible)
Ā Ā 3. šššÆšæš¶š±: The winner for growth. In-house sets vision; partners provide muscle.
At ššŗš½š¶šæš¶š° šš»š³š¼šš²š°šµ, we help teams move 3x faster by keeping the brain internal while we handle the heavy lifting.
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