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Tactical playbooks and hard-won intelligence from 13+ years of running fractional support teams. No theory. No fluff. Just what works.
The 90-Day Reset: Clearing a 90,000-Ticket Backlog
When you are drowning, adding more agents is not the answer. Triage is. The exact framework CSS used to clear FIXD's 90,000-email inbox in 90 days.
Finance & StrategyThe Actual Math: In-House vs. BPO vs. Fractional
Most founders look at support as an hourly wage. They see $22/hr and build their models on that single variable. That is how margins bleed. A complete financial teardown.
Tech & AutomationWhy AI Chatbots Still Need a Human-in-the-Loop
Landbot builds world-class AI chatbots. Yet they outsourced their own support to CSS for 6.5 years. Because the operators building the automation understand its limits best.
Tech StackThe 48-Hour Support Stack: Standardizing Zendesk for Scale
Most companies use Zendesk as a glorified email inbox. They respond, close the ticket, and move on. This is a massive missed opportunity. A properly configured helpdesk is a product feedback engine.