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Operations
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The Lightspeed SaaS Operating Model
Lightspeed's SaaS operating model framework from Natalie Luu — a structured approach to the metrics that matter at each stage of SaaS growth. Useful as a reference for what 'good' looks like at Series A through growth stage.
Extend Your Runway: Cheap Money Is Over
A Canvas App post from the 2022 rate-rising environment advising startups how to extend runway when cheap capital disappears — covering expense audits, revenue focus, hiring freezes, and the mental shift from growth-at-all-costs to default-alive thinking. A time capsule of the 2022 funding winter mindset.
How Kopa Organizes Notion as a Startup
Kopa's breakdown of how they structured Notion as their startup operating system — covering company wiki, project management, meeting notes, and OKRs. A concrete example of the all-in-Notion approach before many teams moved to more specialized tools.
Running Elasticsearch: Fun & Profit
A free online book on running Elasticsearch in production — cluster sizing, index design, mapping, query optimization, and operational concerns like snapshots and upgrades. Practitioner-focused with real-world configuration guidance rather than API documentation.
How Multi-Disk Failures Happen
SysAdmin1138's analysis of how multi-disk failures actually happen in RAID arrays — debunking the assumption that independent failure is the norm. The real failure modes are correlated: same-batch drives, vibration propagation, and recovery-induced failures.