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The Founder’s Time Trap: Why Doing HR Yourself Is Costing You Growth
Every hour a founder spends processing payroll or sorting through onboarding paperwork is an hour that didn't go toward closing a deal, improving the product, or building something that scales. That trade-off sounds obvious when you say it out loud, but it's easy to miss when you're deep in the weeds. This post makes the case, pretty clearly, for why your time is the most expensive HR tool you could possibly use.