Abel: Every employee and leader in a startup is ultimately replaceable
Godard Abel · This Founder Built 3 SaaS Companies, hit $40m ARR 3 times. Here's how · Apr 29, 2022 · at 28:56
Godard Abel, CEO of G2, advises founders against hesitating to make executive personnel changes when team members fail to scale with growth.
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“And I've always found, you know, everyone is replaceable ultimately.”
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