Biggest Mistakes: Skillshare on Knowing Your Strengths -- And Weaknesses When the education-sharing platform began hiring employees, making benefits decisions soon became a priority. But co-founder Michael Karnjanaprakorn now says he should have left that task up to a professional.

By Diana Ransom Feb 25, 2013

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