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Notes on hiring, delegation and running a lean team

What we learn placing operators into fast-growing companies, written for the person who has to make the call.

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Hiring4 min read Why the best founders hire slow and fire fast The counterintuitive truth about building a team that lasts. Delegation6 min read The art of letting go without losing control A practical guide for founders who need to step back from the day-to-day. Operations5 min read How a good operator is worth three specialists The case for hiring generalists who execute across functions. Cost5 min read What a remote hire actually costs The line on the invoice is rarely the number that matters. Onboarding5 min read The first 30 days decide everything Retention is mostly won or lost before the end of the first month. Operations4 min read Timezone overlap beats location The question is not where they sit. It is how many hours you share. Hiring6 min read Write a scorecard that works Most job briefs describe a person. A scorecard describes a result. Global teams6 min read Where each hiring region wins The Philippines, South Africa and Latin America are not interchangeable. Delegation4 min read What not to delegate first The tasks you hate are rarely the tasks to hand over on day one.