<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Chancellor Aven]]></title><description><![CDATA[Operational Excellence, Sustainable Growth]]></description><link>https://www.chancelloraven.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:35:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.chancelloraven.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Operator Thesis: The Operator's Job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Operations exists to make sure reality can support the promises the rest of the company is making. Marketing promises a brand. Sales promises a delivery date. Finance promises a margin. The founder promises a vision. Operations is the function that has to make those promises real in physical, financial, and operational terms, and it is the only function whose job is to live in the present tense while everyone else writes checks against the future.  The Tense Problem Every other function has...]]></description><link>https://www.chancelloraven.com/post/the-operators-job</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a38808ba6aec9a80e5faa</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 22:36:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chancellor Aven</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>