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Keith Vaughan

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We help Australian founders go from zero to team 🌎

Met 3 cloud engineering teams in Vietnam this year. And one thing stood out. The culture skipped hybrid and went straight back to in-office. "In Vietnam, around 96.5% of IT jobs remain fully onsite, with only 3.5% offering remote options as of 2023" - Talentsforce I've met the…


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vc’s in 1997: with the internet you’ll be able to build businesses from anywhere on earth vc’s in 2025: we need you to move to san francisco


Canva: Everyone is a marketing manager

Nike: Everyone is an athlete Apple: Everyone is an artist Shopify: Everyone is an entrepreneur Cursor: Everyone is a developer Cluly: Everyone cheats What's about your company?



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Search for pain, not ideas. People move on emotions, not features. If no one’s frustrated, no one’s buying.


When you do everything yourself, you move fast. When you hire, it feels like slowing down. Suddenly you’re managing instead of building. Shift from doing to deciding. Document how you think, not just what you do then teach others to think that way too. Multiply…


MSPs are under pressure. Too many client projects, not enough engineers. Bench empty. Costs up. Deadlines don’t wait. We partner with managed-service firms that already deliver. Helping them scale DevOps, cloud, and app modernisation without hiring risk. Australian oversight.…


Hiring too soon adds burn and stress. Automate the boring parts. Outsource single tasks, not roles. Only add a person when the process is proven. Solo plus systems can outpace small teams. What is the next task you can automate or delegate?


What’s the first thing you’d outsource if you could start over?


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found a way to reduce churn...👀


Hourly caps your upside. Define the outcome. Set a value-based price. Add a clear “done by” date. Buyers pay more for speed and clarity. What outcome do you sell?


At 3 people, everyone feels the mission. At 10, half just feel tired. Don’t chase “company culture.” Chase shared habits: - Daily wins - Open feedback - Ownership over blame Culture isn’t what you say. It’s what repeats when you’re not in the room.


That 3 A.M. wake-up call? All systems are down. For most teams, the cost isn’t just lost sleep — it’s lost revenue. According to Gartner, IT downtime can run $5,600 per minute. Over $300K per hour for large enterprises. Yet many organisations still rely on expensive on-call…

cipherprojects's tweet image. That 3 A.M. wake-up call?

All systems are down.

For most teams, the cost isn’t just lost sleep — it’s lost revenue.

According to Gartner, IT downtime can run $5,600 per minute. Over $300K per hour for large enterprises.

Yet many organisations still rely on expensive on-call…
cipherprojects's tweet image. That 3 A.M. wake-up call?

All systems are down.

For most teams, the cost isn’t just lost sleep — it’s lost revenue.

According to Gartner, IT downtime can run $5,600 per minute. Over $300K per hour for large enterprises.

Yet many organisations still rely on expensive on-call…
cipherprojects's tweet image. That 3 A.M. wake-up call?

All systems are down.

For most teams, the cost isn’t just lost sleep — it’s lost revenue.

According to Gartner, IT downtime can run $5,600 per minute. Over $300K per hour for large enterprises.

Yet many organisations still rely on expensive on-call…
cipherprojects's tweet image. That 3 A.M. wake-up call?

All systems are down.

For most teams, the cost isn’t just lost sleep — it’s lost revenue.

According to Gartner, IT downtime can run $5,600 per minute. Over $300K per hour for large enterprises.

Yet many organisations still rely on expensive on-call…

I hold all my most important meetings in pyjamas

cipherprojects's tweet image. I hold all my most important meetings in pyjamas

Cafe exploring in Hanoi


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