Field Notes
Writing on Decision Architecture, capital allocation, and finance leadership for PE-backed mid-market companies. Published on Medium; indexed here by topic.
Decision Rights: Where Your Matrix Actually Lives
Most mid-market companies can't produce a written decision rights matrix above $250K. Here's why that's the problem, not the symptom.
Decision Architecture · May 2026
The Navigator CFO: Why Reporting Is Not Leadership
The transition from explaining the past to directing what's next.
Navigator CFO · May 2026
The Hidden Cost of Hoarding Cash
Why your war chest is quietly destroying value.
Capital Allocation · May 2026
Most Executive Dashboards Are Lying to You
Beautiful dashboards on broken data are just faster ways to make the wrong decision.
Decision Architecture · April 2026
Your Roll-Up Isn't a Platform. It's Seven Expensive Hobbies.
The structural difference between adding revenue and building a machine that generates it.
Capital Allocation · April 2026
The 50-Day Process: Why PE Stopped Paying for Heroic CFOs
Why repeatable systems beat heroic individuals in PE-backed companies.
Navigator CFO · April 2026
AI Utility for the Mid-Market CFO: What's Real, What's Theater
Where AI actually saves CFO hours, and where it's expensive performance.
AI Utility · April 2026
Decision Logic: The Assumption That Breaks the Model
Most base cases are optimistic cases. Find the one that breaks the model before the wire goes out.
Decision Architecture · April 2026
Earlier writing on healthcare operations and policy — kept for context, not the focus of current work.