When we launched our business in 2019, growth lay solely at the founding team’s door and remained that way for the first couple of years. And despite now having a wonderful head of growth, the number one thing we’ve learned is that growth is always an everyone thing, not something that can be passed off to a single person or team.
Opinion
May 4, 2022
5 tips for early-stage startup growth without hiring a growth team
How to grow a startup is a dilemma all early-stage founders face. But with a million other things to think about, it can be tempting to think hiring a growth team will “crack” it for you
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