Cohen: Scaling post-PMF forces a difficult emotional shift in founder identity
Jason Cohen · We just hit $400m in revenues. Here are 9 org chart, people moves I had to make to scale · Apr 23, 2024 · at 3:55
WP Engine founder Jason Cohen discusses the psychological challenges founders face when transitioning from early startup experimentation to scaled operations.
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“The stuff, the activity, That got you here won't get you there because there's these other types of behavior which are now correct, and it's a lot of stuff, and I guess the point I really want to make is that this changes who you are and what you are even proud of, because you were proud of that you experiment, and you're like, that's why we're different, that's why we're better, and big companies are stupid, and we're smart, and here you are having to change that. That is the difficult Not only from a skill set point of view, but from an emotional point of view, that is difficult, and I think we don't appreciate how hard that is enough.”
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