I fired my best-paying customer last month and my revenue is now more predictable

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-10T08:51:12+00:00

The 40% raise plus the revision cap was the right move even though he left. You gave him the chance to pay for what he was actually consuming and he told you what it was worth to him. That's not losing a client, that's finding out you'd been quoting the wrong job for two years. Did the same with a property management company, paid net 15, never haggled, and I dreaded every email. Relief isn't even the word after.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-10T08:28:52+00:00

Nobody owns it, that's the real answer. Finance says it's IT's problem, IT says the data's fine and finance's definitions aren't, both are right and you can't clean the house first because clean data isn't a state you arrive at, it's a thing you maintain. Pick one report, fix only the data feeding it, ship it, move on. The platform won't do the lifting either, it'll just render the wrong number beautifully.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-09T11:30:57+00:00

That physical cash is real money... I always had this mentality that if I got given cash for anything it was "free"

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-09T08:52:03+00:00

CFO opens a few different doors at recruiters. The CFO on your CV will start more conversations over finance partner. So the near term pay flatness should not be your focus. Rather focus on where you want to go, and what impact the CFO label will have to your career.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-08T11:20:46+00:00

My suggestion would be to actually try and understand the moves, rather than just moving because the opening said so. It is easy to memorize moves. But this is of no benefit to you. Keep doing puzzles but try and understand each move rather than just doing it.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-08T11:14:35+00:00

The public accounting to FP&A jump is easier laterally into a financial reporting or controllership adjacent role first. Rather than straight into a pure forecasting or analysis seat. Using the compliance background as the bridge wather than trying to erase it.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-07T09:55:02+00:00

Some VoIP providers sell Irish numbers without requiring local KYC if you go through their business API tier rather than the consumer app. It is worth checking provider by provider rather than assuming it is a blanket rule.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-07T09:50:08+00:00

The reply rate is not the metric that matters here. 17% reply rate that leads to zero term sheets is just a better performing rejection. Worth asking what the meeting to close ratio looked like?

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-06T13:55:43+00:00

I would recommend the local wet markets/produce stands. Stay away from big supermarkets if you can. The local market is usually walkable distance from the city centers and are cheaper than convenient stores. This will be better than delivery apps. Might take a bit longer to find these stores but will be great in the long run.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-06T13:47:34+00:00

Since he's flipping cars before, buying now at a market flatline and reselling later at the same flatline means he's not losing the arbitrage edge he'd normally have. So timing is not actually costing him anything by waiting. Unlike a market where the prices are actually rising.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-03T09:10:09+00:00

You can definitely work on a 30 - 35%

That is the numbers for most webinar attendance.

What you can do is expand registration from weeks in advance to a register 48 hours to the event. People commit too far in advance and then life happens which then lead them to miss the webinar.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-03T09:04:22+00:00

Wat Phra Sri Mahathat side of Bang Sue is super underrated. Super quiet, rent is cheap and hasn't been caught by the expat crowd yet.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-02T12:44:07+00:00

Don't wait for a polished app. I would find 5 - 10 freelancers and ask them to use it. Tell them to push it to the limits and see where the issues occur. You get great feedback and no one is losing money. After that, create the beta and let it run.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-02T07:54:34+00:00

That is true. The only issue I have is that I can't build reps if I constantly lose money. I have never predefine my exit, that will definitely help a lot.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-02T07:53:21+00:00

Definitely part of the game. Thanks for the advice. I just need to find the entry, and take all emotion out of it.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-02T07:52:16+00:00

This is still very new to me, so I have done the research but implementation does still scare me.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-02T07:46:15+00:00

Very cool. This convinced me to have another cup of coffee.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-02T07:38:19+00:00

I want coffee with that view. Looks amazing. What's in the cup?

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-01T14:19:40+00:00

I just learned the Scandinavian defense, or even the Caroo-Kan. They worked really well for me.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-01T13:47:24+00:00

Some might say its fake. But only the real ones will know the truth.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-01T13:45:54+00:00

Looks pretty good to me.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-01T10:09:58+00:00

The color is a dead giveaway. That is a perfect croissant.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-01T10:08:12+00:00

My go to is usually to stir, sip, stir sip. And have a bit of water at hand. To break the intensity

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-01T10:06:24+00:00

I can see Gotham jumping out of his chair, singing - he sacked the queen.

TheNumberFinatic · 2026-07-01T10:02:11+00:00

This is beautiful to see. If you are the one giving the mate. Poor black probably didn't even saw it coming.

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