I've built teams at Crypto​.com, Magic Eden, and Animoca. Here's what I learned about scaling from 1 to 300+ people: • Hire people who solve problems without being told what to do • Skills compound across industries, the best talents have a broad experience • Junior-heavy teams can't make decisions without you. Aim for 70/30 senior/junior ratio • Vision clarity trumps perfect credentials every time • Fire bad culture fits fast. 1 toxic person ruins everyone else's mood • Give people goals, not step-by-step tasks. "Fix user onboarding" not "Update page 3 of the docs" • Attitude beats aptitude when markets move fast • Lead from the sidelines during execution • Take time off to see what breaks. If everything falls apart, your team isn't ready • Collective intelligence > individual genius • Promote people who stay calm when things go wrong