Founders Should Hire for the Current Stage, Not Three Years Out
Abhi Ramesh · Misfits Market: Abhi Ramesh · Mar 31, 2025 · at 42:14
Misfits Market founder Abhi Ramesh explains his decision to resist investor pressure to hire overly senior executives during early growth stages.
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“I actually ended up hiring folks that were right for the stage that we were in today, not for the stage that we'd be at in three years. There's pros and cons doing that, and I think for me, I needed someone that could do the job, not someone who could sort of build infrastructure and go hire teams to go do the job.”
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