The CEO of language-learning startup Preply asks job candidates these questions
THE SO WHAT
When a growth-stage CEO is spending 50–60% of their time on hiring, the constraint isn’t capital, it’s talent density. If you’re scaling, audit your own calendar—if hiring isn’t a primary time block, your org design and AI roadmap are probably being decided by whoever you manage to get in the door.
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