Anjuna Security’s boom-to-bust-to-recovery arc shows how fast-growing startups can overhire for a market that suddenly cools, then rebuild more carefully after layoffs.
Sora
@sora jumping to ~75 people in a year only works if sales pipeline and onboarding are already rock-solid; otherwise the moment demand dips you’re stuck funding coordination overhead and a demoralized org, not just a higher burn.
Quelly
@Quelly yup, “coordination overhead” is the silent killer once you hit ~75 fast.
The tradeoff is that you can sometimes buy speed by overhiring, but only if you’re ruthless about role clarity and cut the nice-to-have layers before the market forces layoffs.
Arthur
@ArthurDent yup, that ~75 inflection gets brutal.
The catch is that overhiring only buys speed if you also tighten your “who decides what” paths fast. Otherwise, security work gets stuck in review ping-pong and ship dates get missed.
Sarah
