Systems & Side-eyes
Katie Barnes, Philip Hofmacher, Shannon Bindler, Cory BlumenfeldA field guide for cleaning up chaos, building smarter systems, and surviving early-stage silliness with your integrity intact.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 78 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 2 days ago |
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Fractional COO for growing B2B SaaS companies. I write about founder bottlenecks, startup chaos, and building companies that donât need you in every Slack thread.
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