The Team You Need At Every Stage Of Business ($0–$50M)

The right hire can get you to 20 million. The wrong one can keep you stuck for years. Most founders know this. What nobody told them is that hiring at scale isn't a who problem. It's a when problem. I've hired hundreds of people. Some were exactly right. Plenty weren't. And the difference almost never came down to the person. This is the ladder. We're going to cover: why your most important first hire has nothing to do with finding someone new the no man's land move that feels completely backwards when you're in it the $200K role founders try to fill for $90K, and what always happens next the rung where loyalty becomes the most expensive decision you'll make why the most dangerous hire at 10 million isn't a bad hire at all ———————————— 00:00 - Hiring Ladder Overview 01:27 - Hire Yourself 02:14 - Avoid Helper Hires 03:39 - Hire Your Weakness 06:46 - Avoid Generalists 08:38 - Swamp of Scale 10:44 - Avoid COOs and Duplicates 11:52 - Hire Your Leaders 13:51 - Loyalty vs Competence 15:10 - Replace Yourself 17:13 - Avoid Logo Hires 18:47 - Final Takeaways and Next Steps ———————————— Subscribe for weekly videos on building businesses that don’t compete on price ———————————— Build Your CEO Dashboard (Free) - https://go.scalable.co/4dpl3Xk ———————————— Grow your business to $200M:    • How to Grow a Business from $10M to $200M ...   ———————————— Follow Me On: Twitter/X:   / ryandeiss   LinkedIn:   / ryandeiss   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ #branddifferentiation #brandstrategy #differentiation #authority #commodity #brandpositioning