How I grew a startup the hard way

When I founded Datto in 2007, I didn’t really know what I was getting into. I had a simple product idea, and I wanted to take a chance, even knowing that most startups fail. I wanted to deliver insurance against downtime to small businesses that couldn’t afford traditional enterprise backup products. Whether it’s your local dentist’s office or a mid-size business, they need to stay up and running just as much as large enterprises. When I started building my team, I knew the attitudes of my first few hires were going to be as important as their resumes – maybe…

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