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Taiga Gamell June 27, 2025 at 03:00 PM

Happy Friday Gildre! This weeks Friday Free Talk:

What's the most expensive lesson you've learned, and how do you now avoid it?
• A hiring mistake that taught you about culture fit (👤)
• A product decision that revealed market misunderstanding (💹)
• A partnership that showed you red flags to watch (🏁)
• A scaling error that taught you about timing (⏱️)
• Other (Reply in thread)

Brian Lee June 27, 2025 at 03:42 PM

The hiring piece reminds me of what Alex Bean was referencing yesterday during his workshop: Sometimes the top performer isn't always the best culture fit. While the processes they utilized might be valuable it's important to hire for will in addition to skill.