Why did you hire so slowly at first?
Replied byMichael Truell
Co-Founder & CEO at Anysphere (Cursor)
Niche: AI, SaaS, Technology
Revenue: $1M+/month
Location: USA
Started: 2022
We had this fear of doing anything but working on the product. We even ignored hiring and growth to keep focus. It wasn’t the best call in hindsight great hiring takes time, and we didn’t make space for it soon enough.
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