The truth about scaling product at unicorns (from someone who's done it twice)

Scaling reflections people don't often talk about

I’ve helped scale two companies from Series A to pre-IPO.

One as the third product hire; another as a product executive.

Both became unicorns whilst I was there.

Both nearly broke me.

This is a story about what it really feels like to scale a high-growth startup and what founders and product leaders can learn on the inside.

First impressions: energy is every…