Why Startup Executive Hires Fail: The Diagnostic Hiring Method

What if every second leadership hire in your startup fails — costing up to €250,000? This episode uncovers why so many startup executive hires flop and how diagnostic hiring rewrites the rules of leadership selection.

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Why this matters for deep tech: Deep-tech and hardware startups hire scarce, expensive technical leaders where a mis-hire is catastrophic. A diagnostic, evidence-based approach to executive selection matters most where the roles are hardest to fill.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why up to half of startup executive hires fail
• The €250,000 cost of a leadership mis-hire
• How diagnostic hiring rewrites leadership selection
• Evidence-based executive assessment
• Why technical and deep-tech roles raise the stakes

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