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A surprise firing signals leadership failure in communicating expectations
“If somebody is surprised by the fact that you're letting them go for performance reasons, that means that you as a leader have really failed at communicating expectations and the fact that they're falling short of those expectations. That doesn't mean, that do…”
Overlooked candidates make better startup employees than top university graduates
“A lot of times if you can spot those people and you can invest in them, they will turn out to be much, much, much better than the top guy for your company because they have this, they're hyper loyal to you for giving them the opportunity investing in them.”
Early startup hustler skill sets fail to scale with company growth
“Frequently, the people that are great at the beginning stages, because they were just hustlers you still want them at the later stages, but that skill set is insufficient, right? And especially as the CEO or as the founders, you can only have so many people re…”
Candidates claiming expert status are too inflexible for early-stage startups
“When somebody talks to me about how they're an expert at something, I really don't want to work with them because it means that they're not going to be flexible going forward.”
Founders should avoid placing mercenary employees in charge of multi-year initiatives
“So with your foundational people, you can invest heavily in them, both from a compensation standpoint, equity is especially, but also just from investing your time and giving them ownership over things that you need to be working well for a very long period of…”
Waiting to show perfect work is fatal in a startup environment
“They don't want to show anybody anything they're doing until it's perfect, right? And that's death in a startup. You have to be moving fast. You have to get the right thing out as quickly as possible, which means showing people things when they're half built a…”
Startups should include families in events to build long-term support
“Involve your family. So I bring my wife and son to company events and game nights, and I always have, and I encourage my team to do the same. Because you will be sacrificing for your company if you have any level of traction. And there'll be that, they will be…”