I built an 80-person agency from my bedroom to 3 continents.
Nearly killed me. Then I rebuilt it properly. Exited.
Now I help founders do the same, without the scars.
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Hi–I'm Eugene,
My first daughter was six months old when I quit my job to start an agency. Leap of faith.
No clients. No savings.
Just a laptop in the bedroom and a promise to my wife that this would be worth it.
My first daughter was six months old when I quit my job to start an agency. Leap of faith.
No clients. No savings.
Just a laptop in the bedroom and a promise to my wife that this would be worth it.
20 years later — 80 people, 3 continents, 7-figure revenue.
But for 15 years, I was the bottleneck in my own business.
But for 15 years, I was the bottleneck in my own business.
Every decision ran through me.
I couldn't get sick without the business bleeding.
I know what it's like to:
• Be stuck in Slack at 11pm
• Approve everything because no one else can
• Watch vacation plans die because the business can't run without you
I couldn't get sick without the business bleeding.
I know what it's like to:
• Be stuck in Slack at 11pm
• Approve everything because no one else can
• Watch vacation plans die because the business can't run without you
Then I rebuilt it:
Decision architecture, clear ownership, async systems.
The last 5 years, it ran without me.
That's when I knew: if I could do it, anyone can.
Now I help founders escape the same trap.
Through systems that actually work, not theory.
I write weekly: operational war stories, decision systems, and lessons learned the hard way.
Decision architecture, clear ownership, async systems.
The last 5 years, it ran without me.
That's when I knew: if I could do it, anyone can.
Now I help founders escape the same trap.
Through systems that actually work, not theory.
I write weekly: operational war stories, decision systems, and lessons learned the hard way.
For founders who want to build without burning out.
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