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Jul 2025
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Stop Hiring For Comfort, Hire For Challe...

Leila Hormozi
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In this episode, Leila (@LeilaHormozi) speaks from experience about the reality of working in a fast-growth company. She explains why most people are unprepared for the chaos, responsibility, and ambiguity that come with rapid scaling. This is for anyone out there glamorizing the startup grind.

Want to scale your business? Apply for one of our scaling workshops here: https://www.acquisition.com/podl

Welcome to Build where we talk about the lessons I have learned in scaling big businesses, gaining millions in sales, and helping our portfolio companies do the same. Buckle up, because we’re creating an unshakeable business.

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