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Operator. Founder @brexHQ
Jun 17, 2022 13 tweets 4 min read
🧵 Yesterday we made the difficult decision to stop serving traditional small businesses at @brexHQ.

Brex remains deeply committed to serving startups, so let me explain how we got to this (painful) decision, and why it allows us to serve startups even better. In 2018, we launched Brex as the first corporate card for startups. We were lucky to grow tremendously fast, and serve the fastest growing companies in tech such as DoorDash, @airtable, @scale_AI, @flexport, etc.
Jun 10, 2022 17 tweets 3 min read
🧵 Three Myths of Headcount

Headcount is a topic of huge debate in any startup. It's your largest expense, and many people see it as a silver bullet. It isn’t.

👇 Here’s three myths of headcount. Myth 1️⃣: headcount impacts short-term goals
Truth 1️⃣: headcount impacts goals in the next 6-9 months