> terrified of firing They aren't. From experience, startups have no problem firing people for simply not being exceptional. Startups are worried about wastin

> terrified of firing They aren't. From experience, startups have no problem firing people for simply not being exceptional. Startups are worried about wasting time, though -- the cost of a bad hire is taking longer to get someone good to do the job, because it's going to take time to realise they aren't performing, and it's going to take time to do the search again.