For founders doing $500K–$5M who refuse to bloat their team
Find the #1 bottleneck costing your business 10+ hours a week.
Async Bottleneck Audit. Loom walkthrough plus a written report. Delivered in 72 hours. $497 USD (intro $197 USD for the first 20 buyers).
72-hour turnaround · Loom + written report · 7-day refund if not useful
Most growing businesses have the same invisible problem
67%
of founder time is spent on work that could be systematized
3.2x
overhead growth rate vs revenue growth in scaling companies
1
constraint causes 80% of your operational friction
You don't have a people problem. You have a systems problem — and it starts with one bottleneck you probably haven't identified yet.
Our methodology
The Bottleneck Elimination Framework
Based on Goldratt's Theory of Constraints — the same system used by Toyota, Amazon, and Intel to eliminate waste and scale without bloat.
IDENTIFY
Find where work piles up
EXPLOIT
Squeeze more with zero spend
SUBORDINATE
Align everything else
ELEVATE
Now invest to expand
REPEAT
A new constraint always emerges
IDENTIFY
Find where work piles up
EXPLOIT
Squeeze more with zero spend
SUBORDINATE
Align everything else
ELEVATE
Now invest to expand
REPEAT
A new constraint always emerges
Most consultants optimize everything at once. We focus on the one thing that unlocks the most growth — then move to the next.
From Bottleneck to Breakthrough
Week 1–2
Diagnose
Map your operations, trace the flow, identify the #1 constraint through diagnostic questions and funnel-drop analysis.
Week 3–8
Implement
Research best-fit solution for your stack. Build — whether that's no-code automation, custom software, AI, or a process redesign.
Week 9–12
Coach & Transfer
Train your team, deliver SOPs, coach you through the handoff. You own everything — no ongoing dependency on us.
Full cycle: ~90 days. Then we find the next constraint and repeat.
The Right Fix. Not Our Favorite Fix.
We're not married to any platform. We diagnose your bottleneck, research what fits your stack, and implement whatever gives you the biggest edge.
No-Code
n8n, Make, Zapier
Custom Code
APIs, scripts, apps
AI & Agents
LLMs, chatbots, vision
Process
SOPs, redesign, training
We always make sure our customers succeed — with the right coaching and training for you and your team.
Pricing
One offer. One bottleneck. Done in 72 hours.
Start here
Async Bottleneck Audit
$497 USD
intro $197 USD, first 20 buyers
You answer some questions. I record a Loom walkthrough plus write a 2-3 page report identifying the #1 bottleneck costing you the most growth, and exactly how to remove it.
7-day refund if you don't get useful, actionable insight.
Led by David Yu — Systems Architect.
With 10+ years of senior engineering experience, David builds systems that let businesses scale without scaling teams. As creator of the Lean Founder community and a Theory of Constraints practitioner, he applies proven constraint-based methodology to operational bottlenecks — finding the one fix that unlocks the most growth.
Engineering Authority
- 10+ Years Senior Engineering Experience
- Creator of 'Lean Founder' Community
- Theory of Constraints Practitioner
“We don't optimize everything at once. We find the one constraint that matters most — and eliminate it.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Explore the full toolkit
Not sure where to start? The audit is the primary entry point, but here's everything else we work on.
Fractional CTO
Embedded technical leadership for founders scaling past the $1M mark without hiring full-time.
Ecommerce Automation
Shopify, Klaviyo, 3PL, and accounting integrations that eliminate manual ops work.
n8n Agency
Production n8n workflows, self-hosted deployments, and AI agent pipelines.
Make Automation Experts
Complex Make.com scenarios for teams already invested in the platform.
Our Work
Representative automation and systems projects shipped for real businesses.
Digital Products
n8n workflow packs, cold-email kits, and LinkedIn lead-gen playbooks.
Your biggest bottleneck is already costing you.
Find it in 72 hours. $497 USD (intro $197 USD for the first 20 buyers).