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The Number One Mistake That Great Founders Make

Firing people is like the worst part of running a company. Good founders tend to think they can fix things. The one thing I've learned that may be helpful here is that you actually hurt the employee more by keeping them in a position for longer. You know, if you fire someone two or three months in, they never put it on their resume. It's an old that never happened.

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