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How I Burned 10 Million Dollars So You Don't Have To - Matt Munson
In startups, we talk a lot about the value of moving quickly. But sometimes, speed is dangerous and not the appropriate answer. We learned that lesson the hard way in the last 12 months. We've changed up our playbook significantly. My hope in sharing our lessons openly is that we might spare other teams the pain we faced, and that we might all slow down, when appropriate, to build a better world sooner.
In February, my startup (Twenty20) employed 35 people. We had a board-approved plan to scale to 85 by the end of the year. As of July, we were at 55, and well on our way. Now, four months later, our team size is 12.

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