I built and sold a startup with fractional hires

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10 pointsernestipark2 comments

I think some startup founders get possessive, and overly obsessed about everyone drinking the kool-aid and "being part of the team."

If I can get a talented senior developer to contribute meaningfully on a fractional basis, that's a win over starting from scratch with a junior person almost every time. Of course you have to build up a team and include a range of experience and skill levers over time - but I think this is a great way for teams to grow.

This feels similar to the fallacy that startups have to be venture funded and huge unicorns to be successful. Of course that’s not the only way and there are tons of indie, bootstrapped, or other types of businesses that are built successfully.

I think founders who can break out of traditional thinking, following trends, and can be creative and flexible in hiring are good bets to win in the long run.

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