Operations
The first regrettable hire: a pattern study
Founders' first regrettable hire follows a predictable shape. A pattern study drawn from startup literature and founder interviews.
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Operations
Hiring, processes, and the daily work of running a team. The eighty percent of founder work that nobody puts on a slide.
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Operations
How to hire your first ten people without a recruiter
A practical guide to making your first ten hires as a founder — no recruiter, no HR department, no budget for either. Includes MENA-specific notes on pay and sourcing.
Operations
What a ten-person team's tech stack actually looks like in 2026
What software a ten-person product team actually runs on in 2026, with monthly costs, and the parts nobody usually admits to.