№047
MAY · 14 · Filed Under: Org Design
The growth agency is a wedge, not a business.
Why every $50K/mo shop hits the same wall, and the productized service shift that breaks through it.
6 MIN Read
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§ 02 · The Archive
№047
MAY · 14 · Filed Under: Org Design
Why every $50K/mo shop hits the same wall, and the productized service shift that breaks through it.
6 MIN Read
№046
MAY · 07 · Filed Under: Hiring
The single org-design move that took our delivery margin from 38% to 61% in two quarters.
4 MIN Read
№045
APR · 30 · Filed Under: Pricing
A field guide to repricing without churning your book. Includes the exact email we sent eighty clients.
7 MIN Read
№044
APR · 23 · Filed Under: Operations
A 22-minute operating cadence we install in every account before we touch the media.
5 MIN Read
§ 03 · The Editor
300+
Agencies consulted to date
Nicholas Kirchner is the founder of Hydra. He has consulted with more than three hundred agencies on the exact problems The Brief is written about.
§ 04 · The Desk

Nicholas Kirchner
Founder

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