First Hires, Hard Lessons

Silicon Valley is littered with the wreckage of well-funded startups that followed the playbook to the letter. Companies like Gumroad and Atrium raised millions, hired elite talent from Google and Apple, and still collapsed. What is the hidden flaw in the system that turns dream teams into financial disasters?This book uncovers the "e;Ex-Googler Illusion,"e; a dangerous trap where founders priorit...