The perfect time to hire your first Head of People

• Headcount doesn't matter too much - what matters is the speed in which the team is growing
• You should make your Head of People hire when you exit product-market fit mode and enter into growth mode.
• At this stage, operational excellence becomes important as you try to scale the business you've created.
• Headcount isn't a perfect measure for this, but for most startups, this moment occurs when the team is between 20 and 40 people and planning to double in size the next year.
• You've are about closing your first Series A round

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