The operating model that got you here will not get you to the next stage. Here is what changes and what you need to build before the cracks become costly.

The exhaustion founders feel isn't a passion problem. It's a structure problem. And the two look dangerously alike. I've heard it too many times. A founder, often successful by every external measure, sits across from me and says some version of the same thing: "I'm not sure I'm enjoying it anymore." They built something real. They have a team. But the revenue that was once there has started to stall. Turnover has plateaued. Profitability is quietly shrinking. The business is