Startups should only get new hires when things start to break, Y Combinator partner says

Source: Business Insider

YC partner says that startups should not hire until they really need to. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesYC partner Gustaf Alströmer advises startups to hire only when they are at a breaking point. Hiring should not be seen as a success metric but a necessity to avoid failure, he said.