The Cost of Overhiring: What I Learned Building and Cutting a 260-Person Team

With Brandon, Ivo shares interview tells for A-players, the cost of title inflation, and the comp premium that’s worth it. They map the cycle of adding resources, measuring impact, and setting deadlines to pivot when revenue lags. You’ll hear the playbook for trimming headcount while keeping speed, plus lessons from running parallel REI and SaaS businesses. The PropStream acquisition context illustrates what buyers value beyond ARR. Closing notes highlight Batch Data’s APIs and investor intelligence reports.