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               Case studies · Startup Success Stories
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               How founders launched and scaled
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               From first product to first thousand customers, these illustrative scenarios show how founders launch fast on Nesvra and own the technology that runs their entire business.
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                        A founder launched a venture and ran it on one platform
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                            A solo founder needed to launch a product and run the entire business — sales, finance, support and operations — without hiring a large team or stitching together a dozen separate monthly subscriptions.
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                            The founder acquired the <strong class="text-dark font-medium">Nesvra Business Operating System</strong> for customers, finance and projects, used the Tech Team to ship the core product, and owned the entire platform from day one of launch.
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                            The venture launched in four weeks, ran every function from one owned platform, kept costs fully predictable with no per-seat fees, and <span class="text-emerald-600 font-medium">scaled without ever re-platforming.</span>
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                                <p class="text-3xl font-normal tracking-tight text-dark">4 wks</p>
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                <span class="font-mono text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.3em] text-slate-400 block mb-2">More scenarios · illustrative</span>
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                                <span class="font-mono text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400 font-semibold">Fintech Startup</span>
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                            <span class="font-mono text-[9px] uppercase tracking-widest text-blue-600 font-bold opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-300">Reading Scenario →</span>
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                            <h3 class="text-sm font-medium text-dark tracking-tight transition-colors group-hover:text-blue-600">A fintech founder launched a neobank</h3>
                            <p class="text-slate-500 text-xs leading-relaxed">A founding team launched accounts, cards and wallets on an owned core, with no third-party core dependency and ready to scale from day one.</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-dark tracking-tight group-hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors font-sans">6 wks</p>
                            <p class="text-[9px] font-mono uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400">to launch</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-dark tracking-tight group-hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors font-sans">20k</p>
                            <p class="text-[9px] font-mono uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400">users</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-emerald-600 tracking-tight font-sans">1</p>
                            <p class="text-[9px] font-mono uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400">owned core</p>
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                            <span class="font-mono text-[9px] uppercase tracking-widest text-blue-600 font-bold opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-300">Discuss Scenario →</span>
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                            <h3 class="text-sm font-medium text-dark tracking-tight transition-colors group-hover:text-blue-600">A SaaS founder ran the business on one platform</h3>
                            <p class="text-slate-500 text-xs leading-relaxed">A founder ran CRM, billing, support and finance on one owned platform instead of five separate subscriptions, with full visibility from day one.</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-dark tracking-tight group-hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors font-sans">5</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-dark tracking-tight group-hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors font-sans">1</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-emerald-600 tracking-tight font-sans">0</p>
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                            <h3 class="text-sm font-medium text-dark tracking-tight transition-colors group-hover:text-blue-600">A commerce founder scaled operations</h3>
                            <p class="text-slate-500 text-xs leading-relaxed">A commerce founder unified orders, inventory, customers and finance on one owned platform as the business grew, with no re-platforming required.</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-dark tracking-tight group-hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors font-sans">28k</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-dark tracking-tight group-hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors font-sans">1</p>
                            <p class="text-[9px] font-mono uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400">platform</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-emerald-600 tracking-tight font-sans">fast</p>
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                            <span class="font-mono text-[9px] uppercase tracking-widest text-blue-600 font-bold opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-300">Discuss Scenario →</span>
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                            <h3 class="text-sm font-medium text-dark tracking-tight transition-colors group-hover:text-blue-600">A founder shipped a custom product</h3>
                            <p class="text-slate-500 text-xs leading-relaxed">A non-technical founder used the Tech Team to build and own a bespoke product, then ran it entirely on owned infrastructure without external vendor lock-in.</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-dark tracking-tight group-hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors font-sans">1</p>
                            <p class="text-[9px] font-mono uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400">custom build</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-dark tracking-tight group-hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors font-sans">owned</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-emerald-600 tracking-tight font-sans">fast</p>
                            <p class="text-[9px] font-mono uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400">to market</p>
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                            <span class="font-mono text-[9px] uppercase tracking-widest text-blue-600 font-bold opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-300">Discuss Scenario →</span>
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                            <h3 class="text-sm font-medium text-dark tracking-tight transition-colors group-hover:text-blue-600">A services founder automated operations</h3>
                            <p class="text-slate-500 text-xs leading-relaxed">A founder automated projects, billing and CRM on one owned platform, freeing significant time from admin to focus on growing the business.</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-dark tracking-tight group-hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors font-sans">1</p>
                            <p class="text-[9px] font-mono uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400">platform</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-dark tracking-tight group-hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors font-sans">less</p>
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                            <p class="text-xl font-normal text-emerald-600 tracking-tight font-sans">more</p>
                            <p class="text-[9px] font-mono uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400">growth</p>
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                        Ready to launch on technology <br class="hidden sm:inline" />
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                        Build and run your venture on owned software — with the platform and tech team to ship fast, scale confidently and never pay per-seat again.
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