Entrepreneur to Employer - The Playbook for Scaling from Solopreneur to Employer

The 5 Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Hiring Employees and Scaling the Business


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You may have noticed we often share common mistakes on the podcast. We do this not for you to be scared of doing something wrong but to give you the information and insight to avoid these mistakes and get on the fast track to success. This week’s episode of the Entrepreneur to Employer podcast is about the 5 common mistakes entrepreneurs make when hiring and scaling a company!

In this episode, Brian shares the 5 of the most common mistakes entrepreneurs often make when growing their company and solutions on how you can avoid them yourself. 


  1. Hiring for skill and compromising on culture. 
  2. Confusing feedback for coaching.   
  3. Taking themselves out of the sales mindset. 
  4. Confusing talent acquisition with recruiting.  
  5. Mistaking underperformance for bad leadership.  


As a bonus, Brian covers the roots of underperformance so you can understand and recognize some of the employee-centered causes that may be contributing to this. 

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