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It's Not You, It's Me: When You Have to Let an Employee Go Because It's Just Not Right This founder discovered his lack of planning for new roles eventually led to trouble.

By Jason Saltzman Edited by Dan Bova

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Parting ways with a team member is hard. Learn how Aki Balogh, founder of Market Muse, a company that uses artificial intelligence to enable marketers to create and optimize rich, topically relevant content at scale, takes accountability for not planning as well as he could have and how he deals with letting a team member go in this episode of Resilience.

Watch the more epsiodes on Alley's YouTube channel.

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Jason Saltzman

Startup Mentor, Entrepreneur, CEO of Alley

Jason Saltzman is a seasoned entrepreneur with a background in sales and marketing. Through his role as CEO of Alley and as a TechStars mentor, he advises hundreds of startups, offering real-life practical application and creative marketing advice.  

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