early hiring
2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Oct 21, 2025 by Pete Koomen · across every show →
Everything said about early hiring, oldest first
Oct 21, 2025 negative
Early startup hiring slows founders down instead of speeding them up
“When I have founders that are working in the batch who ask if they should hire almost always the answer is no, right? Founders will make the mistake of thinking it will speed them up, but in reality it ends up doing the opposite.”
Oct 21, 2025 negative
If founders have free time to contemplate hiring, it is too early
“If you have a lot of time to think about this question, it's probably too early. If this is something that comes to mind every day for you, it's probably too early because It's the right time to hire when, like, things are so busy that you can't even find a sl…”