Why Most Founders Get Their First Marketing Hire Wrong — and What to Do Instead
Most founders make the same early marketing hiring mistake. Here’s what to consider before building your team.
The Download: an exclusive Jeff VanderMeer story and AI models too scary to release
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Constellations —Constellations is a short story by Jeff VanderMeer, the author of the critically acclaimed, bestselling Southern Reach series. A spacecraft has crash-landed on a hostile planet. The only survivors…
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Why Most Founders Get Their First Marketing Hire Wrong — and What to Do Instead
Most founders make the same early marketing hiring mistake. Here’s what to consider before building your team.