hiring-fast-vs-hiring-prematurely 
Mike Michalowicz
AUGUST 9, 2016
You probably are already familiar with the old entrepreneurial adage, “Hire slowly. Yet, entrepreneurs have the propensity to hire too quickly. They hire the first prospect they feel good about and bring them onboard, only to find out that initial wonderment is replaced by disappointment in the new hire. Fire quickly.”
Mike Michalowicz
DECEMBER 18, 2012
Or “I need help, my sister/brother just lost her/his job why not hire her/him?” I highly recommend you hire marketing, sales and social media experts to assist you in positioning your business to succeed. Success therefore means hiring well and delegating effectively. Abandon Beliefs- Stimulate Vs. Manipulate.
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Startup Lessons Learned
NOVEMBER 8, 2008
If youre entering an existing market, be prepared for fast and furious competition from the incumbent players, but enjoy the ability to fail (or succeed) fast. Learning and iterating vs. linear execution. The root of that mistake is premature execution. This new job began months ago, and you are already failing at it.
Mike Michalowicz
JANUARY 10, 2014
You may have heard the saying “Hire slowly. It is sage advice guiding us to take the necessary time to hire the right people the first go around, and removing unfit employees quickly. But entrepreneurs get confused around one facet of “hire slowly.” then for God’s sake, hire them. Hire prematurely.
Hunter Walker
JANUARY 13, 2024
Fast forward a few years and we finally connect via mutual friends and Twitter threads, but Proof is Too Successful for our early stage capital, meaning I admire from afar versus from the cap table. The pandemic pushed companies forward 3 or 5 stages prematurely, mostly in response to false or temporary demand. I said “mostly.”
techcrunch.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
Inevitably, the excuses begin: I need to hire people to build the product. The best composition is probably one engineer whose passion lies in the pixels on the screen and another engineer whose passion is making bits fly really fast through servers. Launch fast and light, and listen to your users for feedback. No phone system.
crowdSPRING Blog
MARCH 30, 2012
Why Premature Hype Kills Start-ups – [link]. Do you really need a full-time hire for that? Vision vs Research – What are focus groups good for? Magazine print circulation is mostly dead and digital isn’t growing fast enough – [link]. 4 Code-Free Steps to Launch Your Business Website – [link].
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