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Boss Talk #15: Copycats, Inventors vs. Operators. Hiring SDRs, and more

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Do You Want a So or an Inventor?

Neda: I think everybody would agree that at the series a, you want an innovator over an operator. Em: It's easier to teach an innovator to operate than to teach an operator to innovate. Neda: The balance between operational fundamentals first and founder market fit when assessing an early opportunity is very difficult for others to understand.

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