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014 — BUILDING
We needed headcount. We didn't get it. So I built the tool that did 70% of the job and hired one person instead of three.
"Build instead of hire" isn't always the answer, but it's an option more leaders should price out. Sometimes the right headcount is zero plus a weekend.
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