Ugis Balmaks

When someone leaves a fast-growing company, the founders aren't getting blindsided.

They're losing the person they've already outgrown.

Most people find their home at a specific type of company. The problems start when that company grows.

Then there are two options.

1. That person can go to another company that's like the old one
Or
2. They figure out how to succeed in the new setting

There's a saying for hypergrowth companies: every six months, you'll have an entirely new company.

Naturally, some people aren't going to be ready for an entirely new type of company.

Those are the hardest decisions. Especially when they’re not just co-workers, they’re your friends.

People who have been working together for many years. Birthdays, weddings, trips, the whole thing.

But there's a frame that makes it easier: your responsibility as a founder is to the company. That's what comes first.

Don't neglect the human-to-human relationship. But it will have to evolve into something else.

And you can't procrastinate. The longer you take, the worse it gets. Don't ask me how I know.