Optionality is not a strategy. It’s a tax.
In Deep Tech, companies don’t stall because they lack tech. They stall because they refuse to choose.
I’ve made a decision to stop enabling that.
I’m pivoting my firm to focus on one thing: Decision Architecture for AI & Deep Tech.
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30 years of watching deals die from the board seat. Mike didn't sugarcoat it. We got into exactly what happens after the pilot succeeds and your champion can't protect you.
Premiering Tuesday May 12 at 9 AM PT.
LinkedIn Live: linkedin.com/events/74552699…
The person who loves your product can't buy it.
Mike Dolbec has watched this pattern from the board seat for 30 years as Managing Partner @MomentaVC.
New episode of @whygrowthstops
Premiering May 12. RSVP for LinkedIn Live or watch the recording after:
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ALT Why Growth Stops episode graphic. Mike Dolbec, Managing Partner at Momenta Ventures, and host Nico Fara, The PMF Architect. Episode title: Why the Deal Stalls After the Yes. Subtitle: Why Pilots Succeed Yet Production Still Fails. Premiering May 12 on LinkedIn Live and YouTube.
I'll be at NVIDIA GTC next week.
Not for the keynote. I'm looking for AI companies where the technology works but growth doesn't compound.
That's what I do — go-to-market strategy for technically complex AI companies.
If you're a founder at GTC and want to grab coffee, DM me.
ALT Professional photo of Nico Fara, The PMF Architect, with NVIDIA GTC 2026 conference branding. Text reads: Let's talk at GTC. Growth strategy for technically complex AI companies. San Jose, CA.
⌛ Starting in 30 minutes. @JamesPChappell and I are going to break down why your CRM is blind to product-market fit, and what to do about it.
I'll be in the chat live during the premiere. Bring your questions.
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Most founders treat their code like architecture and their customer journey like a series of ad hoc conversations. That gap is where growth dies.
ALT Why Growth Stops show promotional graphic. Episode title: Your CRM Is Blind to Product-Market Fit. Featuring Jim Chappell and Nico Fara. Dark charcoal background with show branding. Premiering March 10 at 12PM EST on LinkedIn and YouTube.
"Is it interesting enough that you'd pay to get it?"
Most founders hear "that's interesting" from a prospect and count it as traction. It's not. Investor and advisor @JamesPChappell breaks down the real signal in 60 seconds.
Full episode March 10.
Most founders build systems for shipping code. Almost none build a system for moving a stranger to a loyal customer.
Investor and advisor @JamesPChappell maps the full journey: anonymity to awareness to education to evaluation to transaction to loyalty. That's the operating system most startups are missing.
Full episode March 10. Link below👇
We got into why founders chase seven use cases before hardening one ICP, what happens when geographic expansion outruns market intelligence, and why a full pipeline still doesn't compound if the focus isn't there.
That missing field is the join between your product and your customer. Without it, you can't tell from your own data whether you actually have product-market fit.
I sat down with investor and advisor, @JamesPChappell , for this month's @whygrowthstops . He's advised 50-60 B2B founding teams over 20 years. His observation: most CRMs don't have a single field for the use case written in the customer's own language.
Everyone is talking about what AI can do for your company.
Nobody is talking about what it's doing to your company.
First episode of @whygrowthstops with investor & serial entrepreneur, John DeWees.
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ALT Nico Fara, host of Why Growth Stops and founder of Product Market Pro, in conversation with John DeWees, Founder and Chairman, on the show. The title "Why Growth Stops" appears above them with the subtitle "The Hidden Decisions That Derail GTM, Fundraising & Traction." The episode topic is Communication Debt Is Killing Your Traction.