What looks like “moving fast” in early-stage companies is often disguised misalignment — and fixing it early is what allows teams to actually accelerate later.
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In my first tech company, I stayed too deep in execution for too long — still closing deals, managing sales and operating in the weeds even as the business scaled — until I realized the very habits that built early success were the same ones limiting its long-term growth.