.@paulg Not usually over-hiring (quantity), but hiring the wrong people (quality). Mostly the wrong managers.
The canonical mistake of larval startups is to make something no one wants. The canonical mistake in the next phase is over-hiring.
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@paulg Interesting. Over-hiring because of increased burn? Or b/c each additional person + process increases complexity? Or something else? -
@darwin_hunt Mostly increased burn, but not entirely.
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@paulg but the engineer to business ratio is????Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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By canonical, I mean these don't just happen to be the most common mistakes. I mean they follow from the structure of each phase.
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@paulg absolutely. Each mistake takes a fierce determination to overcome because forces encouraging them are so deep-seated in human nature
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@paulg how can we avoid the 2nd mistake ? I'm sure you've already written an essay on it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg surely if you've made something nobody wants, surely the failure of the next phase is carrying onThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg It's easier to see that in hindsight though.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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