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The Clean Break Reset
When you've been chasing the wrong go-to-market, don't pivot — shut down, acquire the IP, and rebuild from scratch. Good money on bad money is still bad money.
How it works
- 1Oleg spent $1.5M of his own money over several years chasing a B2B channel that never converted.
- 2The mistake wasn't the technology — it was the distribution strategy.
- 3Shutting the company and acquiring the IP 100% personally gave full control and a clean slate.
- 4Solo rebuild with AI tools means no monthly burn beyond API costs.
- 5Prove the funnel first, then return to investors from a position of traction.
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