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Startup Finance Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them by Kirsty Nathoo

Startup School by Y Combinator

CHAPTER

Hiring Too Quickly and Scaling the Pany Too Fast

Hiring too quickly and scaling the pany too quickly is a, it's really easy to do. You're under a lot of pressure er to to hire people. But you shuld also be conscious that every hire is actually an investment into the business. And now, for some types of employees, that's super easy to measure. Think about a sales person. If they're not bringing in more sales than it's costing the business to hire them, then clearly you're not getting a good return on investment.

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