D'Agostino: Hiring bricklayers during a startup's trailblazer phase causes severe frustration
Drew D'Agostino · How to Convince High-Performers to Take a Pay Cut & Work for You · Oct 4, 2023 · at 15:57
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Drew D'Agostino, founder of Crystal, outlines why startups must align their hiring profiles to their company stage.
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“If you're in a, at a phase that's a startup and you really need the trailblazers, you need to be able to understand that if you bring in bricklayers, they're going to be very frustrated.”
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