Chase founded Ground Control and The Tangent to build the finance company he wanted for his businesses. He writes about whatever random tangent he is currently obsessed with. He likes bootstrapped, cashflow businesses.
Apr 3, 2026
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11 min read
Those feelings are common. But there might be a gem underneath the laundry.
Mar 27, 2026
The hardest things to quantify that you should still be investing in
Oct 31, 2025
10 min read
Simple gets done, done gets results
Oct 25, 2025
Understand what your balance sheet says about your business
Oct 14, 2025
7 min read
THIS is the year you get on top of it early
Oct 9, 2025
9 min read
Read a P&L like the pro's
Sep 30, 2025
The business you can sell, is the one you won't want to
Sep 24, 2025
6 min read
What my neighbors taught me about moving product
Sep 16, 2025
The exact checklist we follow when setting up a new client from the ground up
Sep 9, 2025
8 min read
The silent killers draining the profits from your business
Apr 10, 2025
13 min read
What the ER teaches us about making better financial decisions
Apr 1, 2025
Revenue models for world-bending creatives
Mar 22, 2025
16 min read
Math-ish analysis of the Ratliff family wealth
Mar 17, 2025
How the successful REALLY handle taxes
Mar 10, 2025
Real instructions for creating cash reserves
Mar 4, 2025
How much money should you keep in the business?
Jan 11, 2025
The no-excuses, ready-for-anything, banking stack for Operators
Dec 13, 2023
4 min read
Let's turn this fear into an asset.
