# 234: Cameron Herold Shares the Hiring Mistakes Costing Founders Millions

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442/234-cameron-herold-shares-the-hiring-mistakes-costing-founders-millions
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442/234-cameron-herold-shares-the-hiring-mistakes-costing-founders-millions.md
Podcast: [Beyond A Million](https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442)
Published: 2026-06-25T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://beyondamillion.com/audio/cameron-herold-biggest-hiring-mistakes
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bradweimert/BAM_234_-_Cameron_Herold_-_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=2974040
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-a-million-4835442/episodes/234-cameron-herold-shares-the-hiring-mistakes-costing-founders-millions
Duration seconds: 3231

## Resource

Today, Cameron Herold (Founder of COO Alliance) is back on the podcast to talk about one of the biggest reasons companies stop scaling: bad hiring. We get into why impressive resumes can be misleading, how to tell if someone has actually done the work, and the hiring mistakes that quietly cost companies years of progress. Cameron also breaks down why most entrepreneurs are never properly trained to interview, how he thinks about screening for culture, and what founders miss when they rely too heavily on resumes, references, and gut feel. We also talk about the side of entrepreneurship people rarely admit in real time: burnout, loneliness, identity, alcohol, retirement, and what happens when the business stops giving you the same hit it used to. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SCNzMOVeO48 Let's Connect: Website | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitter | Facebook

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-a-million-4835442/episodes/234-cameron-herold-shares-the-hiring-mistakes-costing-founders-millions/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442/234-cameron-herold-shares-the-hiring-mistakes-costing-founders-millions.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.