capital & capacity 1 min read

capital + no capacity = burns.
no capital + capacity = stalls.
capital + capacity = exponential.

capacity

most founders think their main problem is capital,
when in fact, it’s capacity.

handling the money after you raise it:
that’s the real test of capacity.

capital

capital doesn’t fix broken systems,
it amplifies them.

capital exposes what capacity hides;
your strengths scale;
your weaknesses scale faster.

readiness

before adding fuel,
make sure the engine is ready.

capital bums at the rate of your capacity to manage it;
expand your capacity before you expand capital.

the art of building a company
is knowing when your capacity deserves capital.

capacity before capital

capital is public;
it arrives with noise.

capacity is private;
capacity grows in silence.

but the latter decides the fate of the former.