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Founder's Journal 2 the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 1 the a16z Podcast 1 20VC 1 A Product Market Fit Show

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McNairn: Having children made him an order of magnitude more productive
“A kid gives you an incredible ability to get stuff done. Like what I do with an hour now is order of magnitude more impactful than what I did with an hour five years ago. And I used to think not having kids was a competitive advantage as an exec, because I jus…”
Ross McNairn Aug 14, 2025 ▶ 48:33 He grew to millions in ARR in 18 months—by fighting with his co-founders on purpose. | Ross McNai... · PMF Show
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Kan: Exec prematurely hired growth leaders before understanding its own strategy
“So we did this a lot early at exec. We tried to hire someone who knew more about growth and customer acquisition, which ultimately we needed, but we should have spent more time, in my opinion, learning what we needed, figuring out how to make it work, then fin…”
Daniel Kan Aug 16, 2019 ▶ 18:54 20VC: Cruise's Daniel Kan on Lessons From Scaling The Team From 40 To 1,500 People, How Daniel Thinks About Continuous Learning & Self-Development and Why CEOs Hiring Themselves Out Of Roles Is Wrong

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