Arena-tested strategies from building 14 production systems. Not theory — every framework here has been deployed, broken, and rebuilt.
MemoHard-won lessons from year one of operating a multi-venture holding company. Shared infrastructure took 9 months to net positive (not 6), stage-gate capital allocation replaced intuition, and pausing ventures built organizational intelligence that funded the next winners.
PlaybookThe 90-day framework we use across all 8 HavenWizards venture lines: 30 days validation (prove willingness to pay), 30 days backend-first build (deploy on shared infrastructure), 30 days launch with revenue tracking. Not theory — extracted from Bayanihan Harvest, TradeFrame, AHA eCommerce, and every venture since.
Deep DiveWhy 70% of digital transformation initiatives fail — and how the 3-layer framework (automate the repeatable, systematize judgment, then select technology) produces transformation that sticks. Built from real operational audits across 8 HavenWizards venture lines.
