Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach

Will increase your focus and performance
Biology-first mental performance for Nordic founders

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Hi, I’m Mika!
Maybe SaaS founders fail due to
- not having performing teams
- not executing growth strategies effectively

I have helped over 300 companies scale and generate over 50 million euros in new revenue

Book your Free SaaS Growth Action Plan! https://t.co/ZvHlBNjWBL…

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

@tibo_maker How did you validate the idea?

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Your SaaS is bleeding money on bad hires

Founders waste 17% of their time babysitting underperformers

That's 1.5 months per year of YOUR time down the drain

Still think that rushed hiring decision was worth it?

#Leadership

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Stop measuring only individual personalities

Start measuring your team's DNA

Your 'perfect hire' on paper could be toxic to your culture

85% of hiring failures aren't about skills

They're about fit and bad hunch

#Entrepreneur

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

FREE GROWTH AUDIT 🚀
Get your custom SaaS growth roadmap:

Team performance gaps
Culture alignment score
Leadership blind spots
90-day action plan

Comment '🔍' for your Growth Doc
3 free spots available for 24h only

#ScaleUp

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Trust is earned' is killing your team's potential
Plot twist: YOU as a founder need to give trust first

Your top performers aren't the ones you micromanaged into excellence
They're the ones you believed in before they proved themselves

#Leadership

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Reality check: Your runway is 30% shorter than it should be
Not because of your burn rate

One..Because of your hiring strategy
Or should I say... your lack of one?

#Startup

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Your competition isn't stealing your best people
Your lack of development paths is pushing them away

'Competitive salary' means nothing without 'competitive growth'
Where will your A-players be in 12 months? With your competition?

#TalentRetention

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Hot take:
Your company values are useless
Not because they're bad

Because they're buried in your handbook while you're hiring based on 'gut feel'
Your culture is what you hire for, not what you write about

#scaleup

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

You'll figure it out as you grow??
No. You won't. And your team members won't either

But we just got funding and we need more people so we can grow

Your unclear roles are costing you €100K+ per misaligned hire
Scaling chaos just creates expensive chaos

#Startup

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Stop tracking just KPIs (if you even have proper ones)
Start measuring HUNGER

Revenue shows performance
Hunger predicts performance

Which one would you rather know about your next hire?

And there are three more personality traits that founders need...

#ScaleUp

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Your 'open door policy' is a joke
Know why?

Because your team doesn't trust you enough to walk through it
Leadership isn't about policies

It's about proving you're worth trusting
You have to give trust first as a CEO and then you earn it back

#Leadership

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Your scaleup is a revolving door

20+ team?

You're losing €300K+ on hiring mistakes yearly
Bad inconsistent performers, people come and go, unclear roles

But sure, keep rushing those 'urgent' hires because you landed next funding

#Scaleup

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

CVs are fairy tales... if you don't have your hiring strategy straight
Personality tests are horoscopes

Want real hiring data?

Measure what's already working in YOUR team (majority don't)
Your best performers hold the blueprint

#talentacquisition

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

We're like a family here

Translation: We'll guilt you into overtime

and expect loyalty without earning it (and having clear roles)

Professional teams > Dysfunctional families

#Startup

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Your 'high performers' are burning out
Not because they can't handle pressure

Because you can't handle boundaries
Pushing harder isn't leadership

It's lazy management and unclear vision and strategy

#Leadership

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Founders who 'trust their gut' in hiring

50% higher turnover
30% shorter runway
2x more employee conflicts

After 1500 hires I see too often..

Your gut isn't smart
It's expensive

And your ego is losing 30-60% of your growth potential

#leadership

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

FREE: One-Page Growth Strategy Template for founders📈
No fluff. No jargon.

Just clarity that your team will actually follow.

90-day roadmap for what and how to
Role clarity matrix
Performance metrics

Comment '📋' to transform chaos into strategy

#ScaleUp

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Stop doing exit interviews
Start doing stay interviews

By the time they quit,
you're 6 months late to fix the problem!

Prevention > Damage control

#talentacquisition

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Your fast-paced environment
is code for:

No clear strategy
Constant firefighting
Burnout culture

Speed without direction is just fancy chaos

#Startup

[Mika Tikkala | Mental Performance Coach @tikitikkala]

Your best performer just quit
Not because of money

They left because you:

Ignored their growth path
Praised results, not effort

Called 'feedback' once a year

Talent leaves managers, not companies

#leadership