I agree that the author is taking the suck-it-up-and-fire-when-you-must advice a bit far there. Also, per the preceding point on that slide, Your first 5 emp

I agree that the author is taking the suck-it-up-and-fire-when-you-must advice a bit far there. Also, per the preceding point on that slide, Your first 5 employees are like 5 bullets in your gun. Each hire needs to make an impact. if employees are like bullets, firing them would be key to having them make an impact. [Yes, I know what the author meant, but the gun/bullets analogy is distracting while providing firing advice. I did still like the overall presentation.]