{"id":38,"date":"2026-10-08T00:32:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.expertwp.io\/launchpad\/the-hardest-lessons-from-the-first-hundred-hires\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T03:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T03:59:26","slug":"the-hardest-lessons-from-the-first-hundred-hires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.expertwp.io\/launchpad\/the-hardest-lessons-from-the-first-hundred-hires\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hardest Lessons From the First Hundred Hires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every startup begins with a problem worth solving. We talk to founders about the early days, the hard lessons and what comes next.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This piece looks at founders through the people closest to it, what has changed over the past year and why it matters now. It is sample content imported with the demo \u2014 replace it with your own story.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you need to know<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Startups is shaping the conversation more than ever.<\/li><li>Experts expect entrepreneurship to keep evolving through the year.<\/li><li>Readers can follow every update in our Founders section.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Behind the headline are months of small decisions, trial and error, and a few surprises along the way. We spoke to people on every side to understand the full picture and what comes next.<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The details are what make the difference \u2014 and the details are finally getting the attention they deserve.<\/p><\/blockquote><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why it matters<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For anyone interested in founders, the next few months will be telling. The shift toward fundraising is already visible, and the choices made now will be felt for years.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens next<\/h2><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Watch for the first results over the coming weeks.<\/li><li>Compare them with last year&#8217;s numbers.<\/li><li>Share your own experience in the comments below.<\/li><\/ol><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will keep updating this story as it develops. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest in your inbox.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every startup begins with a problem worth solving. We talk to founders about the early days, the hard lessons and what comes next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4,6,5],"class_list":["post-38","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-founders","tag-fundraising","tag-product","tag-venture-capital","ep_tax_editors_choice-active"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.expertwp.io\/launchpad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.expertwp.io\/launchpad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.expertwp.io\/launchpad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.expertwp.io\/launchpad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.expertwp.io\/launchpad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/demo.expertwp.io\/launchpad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60,"href":"https:\/\/demo.expertwp.io\/launchpad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions\/60"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.expertwp.io\/launchpad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.expertwp.io\/launchpad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.expertwp.io\/launchpad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.expertwp.io\/launchpad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}