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SamNav editorialWhen it comes to everything that's not building a great product and getting users, most founders think fundraising is going to be their biggest challenge. And it is, until they raise money, and then it's hiring. Hiring is so hard that founders think nothing else will be harder.
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When it comes to everything that's not building a great product and getting users, most founders think fundraising is going to be their biggest challenge. And it is, until they raise money, and then it's hiring. Hiring is so hard that founders think nothing else will be harder. But then comes a bigger challenge--employee retention. A reasonably
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Read the full essay on Sam Altman's blog
blog.samaltman.com/employee-retention
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