Ara Mahdessian
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508 appearances
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first heard Mar 2026
last heard 16 Mar
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They've added insane value every step of the way.
And just after a decade, they want to go do something else.
So that is totally understandable.
And we will probably have that happen to us over and over again throughout our whole journey.
So there's a lot of those cases.
But for the others, as soon as you start to see
that the particular role is not the best fit for an individual, you must act.
Because I'll speak in my business.
In my business, we have 3,000 people whose livelihoods depend on the success of Service Titan.
I have to be extremely sympathetic and empathetic to people.
But I can't cherry pick one individual to be sympathetic and empathetic towards.
I have to think about the interests of 3,000 people.
And so if there are folks in any particular role who are not the best suited for that role, and by the way, that includes me in my role, I have to look out for the interests of all 3,000 people and replace that immediately.
And that is the most sympathetic and empathetic thing I could do on behalf of all the folks who entrust me with all their hard work and their livelihood.
And then the second thing is like,
All of these things are about probabilities, right?
When you're managing someone and you have a sense that they are not fit for the role, it's very rare where you're like 100% guaranteed I can prove mathematically this person is not the right fit for the role.
Like in those cases, you move on it quickly.
The ones where you regret not having moved fast enough is where it's a probability.
Like I sense something, I...
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