Hiring the right people is incredibly challenging, and it's okay to make mistakes in the process. I had to let go of a salesperson early on because he wasn't a culture fit, which was a learning experience for us.

I faced significant challenges during my first company, including being fired, which taught me the harsh realities of entrepreneurship.

Hiring is a painful process that takes a lot of time and can feel like a low priority for founders, but neglecting it can hinder your startup's growth.

If you hire the wrong people early on, those mistakes will propagate, making it much harder to correct course and build a coherent company culture later.

In our first year, we faced significant challenges, including a tough go-to-market transition and hiring the wrong team for our stage of growth.

As we grew, we faced challenges with leadership, often placing inexperienced individuals in leadership roles too early, which can lead to failures and dissatisfaction.

Firing people is one of the hardest parts of running a company, and first-time founders often wait too long to make these decisions. You need to fire employees quickly when they're not working out, as it's better for both the company and the employee, despite the pain it causes.

Just because you're a startup founder doesn't mean you're good at hiring and managing people; this realization often comes after the first experience.

We waited too long to hire more senior managers, which led to a chaotic environment in the early stages of the company.