For founders doing $500K–$5M who refuse to bloat their team
Stop Growing Your Overhead.
Start Removing Bottlenecks.
We find the #1 constraint choking your growth, build the system to eliminate it, and train your team to keep it running — no new hires required.
Free bottleneck assessment · No commitment · Results in 24 hours
Most growing businesses have the same invisible problem
67%
of founder time is spent on work that could be systematized
3.2x
overhead growth rate vs revenue growth in scaling companies
1
constraint causes 80% of your operational friction
You don't have a people problem. You have a systems problem — and it starts with one bottleneck you probably haven't identified yet.
Our methodology
The Bottleneck Elimination Framework
Based on Goldratt's Theory of Constraints — the same system used by Toyota, Amazon, and Intel to eliminate waste and scale without bloat.
IDENTIFY
Find where work piles up
EXPLOIT
Squeeze more with zero spend
SUBORDINATE
Align everything else
ELEVATE
Now invest to expand
REPEAT
A new constraint always emerges
IDENTIFY
Find where work piles up
EXPLOIT
Squeeze more with zero spend
SUBORDINATE
Align everything else
ELEVATE
Now invest to expand
REPEAT
A new constraint always emerges
Most consultants optimize everything at once. We focus on the one thing that unlocks the most growth — then move to the next.
From Bottleneck to Breakthrough
Week 1–2
Diagnose
Map your operations, trace the flow, identify the #1 constraint through diagnostic questions and funnel-drop analysis.
Week 3–8
Implement
Research best-fit solution for your stack. Build — whether that's no-code automation, custom software, AI, or a process redesign.
Week 9–12
Coach & Transfer
Train your team, deliver SOPs, coach you through the handoff. You own everything — no ongoing dependency on us.
Full cycle: ~90 days. Then we find the next constraint and repeat.
The Right Fix. Not Our Favorite Fix.
We're not married to any platform. We diagnose your bottleneck, research what fits your stack, and implement whatever gives you the biggest edge.
No-Code
n8n, Make, Zapier
Custom Code
APIs, scripts, apps
AI & Agents
LLMs, chatbots, vision
Process
SOPs, redesign, training
We always make sure our customers succeed — with the right coaching and training for you and your team.
Pricing
Start With Clarity. Scale With Confidence.
Most Popular Starting Point
Growth Bottleneck Audit
$2,500
fixed price
2 sessions + a deliverable that shows you exactly where your growth is stuck and what to do about it.
Need ongoing implementation?
After your audit, choose a retainer that fits your pace.
Essentials
$397/mo
Monitoring, small tweaks, monthly report. For maintaining what's built.
Partner
$3,500/mo
Ongoing implementation, strategy calls, priority support. One active project at a time.
Fractional CTO
$7,500/mo
Embedded leadership, two active projects, weekly strategy, team training.
No long-term contracts. Pause or cancel anytime.
Led by David Yu — Systems Architect.
With 10+ years of senior engineering experience, David builds systems that let businesses scale without scaling teams. As creator of the Lean Founder community and a Theory of Constraints practitioner, he applies proven constraint-based methodology to operational bottlenecks — finding the one fix that unlocks the most growth.
Engineering Authority
- 10+ Years Senior Engineering Experience
- Creator of 'Lean Founder' Community
- Theory of Constraints Practitioner
“We don't optimize everything at once. We find the one constraint that matters most — and eliminate it.”