Pre-training in AI is the process of training models on massive datasets so they learn general patterns before being fine-tuned for specific tasks. It's the heavy lifting that sits behind most of today's powerful AI systems, and it's one of the main reasons hiring in this area has gone through the roof.

Across startup conversations (especially in go-to-market, product, and technical planning) a term you’re likely hearing more often is ERR, short for Experimental Run-rate Revenue. It’s a way of describing revenue that looks real on paper but is still being proven in practice.

Work Location Isn’t a Preference - it’s a Trade. In-office. Remote. Hybrid. Everyone has a preference, and everyone is willing to trade something for it.

This isn’t another article about founder personality types for the sake of classification. Instead, we focus on how deep-rooted founder traits shape hiring decisions - and why that has an outsized impact on startup success.