Episode
Why Most Founders Can't Grow Past 25 Employees
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- Problem Solvers
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- May 25, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1600
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Summary
David Rusenko built Weebly from a dorm room start-up with friends to a business with 300 employees and over $200 million in revenue. But somewhere around employee 25, he hit a wall and realized the problem wasn't his team. It was him. A chance dinner with Richard Branson changed everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices