When Hiring Makes Things Worse, Not Better Hiring help is supposed to be the moment things get easier. For many founders, it’s the opposite. They bring someone on to reduce pressure, only to

Why Scaling Makes Everything Depend on the Founder If your business slows down the moment you step away, you’re not failing as a leader — you’ve become the operational buffer holding everything together.

If hiring help didn’t make your life easier, nothing is wrong with you. Something is wrong with the model. Most founders believe burnout comes from working too hard. It doesn’t. Burnout comes from