JooBee Yeow, a trained systems engineer with a PhD in Leadership Development.

Opinion

September 25, 2023

You might not be ready for that hiring spree

Thinking of spending that Series A on hiring a bunch of people? Think again

JooBee Yeow

4 min read

Consider this scenario: You’re a founder and you’ve just closed your Series A funding. What is the first thing on your agenda?

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JooBee Yeow

JooBee Yeow is a trained systems engineer with a PhD in Leadership Development. She works with founders, CEOs, C-suite leaders and operators to break through growth barriers and accelerate performance. She is creator of the Scaling start-ups blog series and the Learngility Open Source.

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