Martin Fowler

As startups find their product-market fit they grow rapidly, becoming a scaleup. But as they do so, they run into bottlenecks that slow their growth below its potential. We have noticed common bottlenecks and this is part of a series of articles describing them.

How did you get into the bottleneck?

Forming a startup team starts with hiring from your personal network – your college friends, your cousin’s husband, your former roommates, and old colleagues. This works. Ideally, in the early stages of a company, you need a small, close-knit team that communicates effectively and has personally bought into the company’s goals. The initial experimentation phase will be a tough ride, so you need a totally committed team. The founder’s relationship to the team is what holds it together in the early stages. There will be difficult conversations and decisions that only a close-knit group can have: When to call

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