Test 3 agencies at small budgets. Double down on the one that delivers.
Stay in the office that got you the seed round.
Spend the round like it has to last twice as long as you planned.
I advise founders to deliberately impose a short‑term scarcity period after aggressive scaling to teach the organization to do more with less.
The burn‑cap duration I recommend is 3–4 months (≈90 days).