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\u201cKeep it simple. Be brilliant at the basics\u201d. This is the advice that Andrew Bartlow, Founder of Series B Consulting gives to small, high-growth organisations looking to scale rapidly on this week\u2019s This Much I Know episode. Managing Partner Carlos Espinal chats with Andrew about Andrew\u2019s recently published book, \u201cScaling for Success: People Priorities for High-Growth Organizations.\u201d\n\nThe two discuss common challenges related to rapid growth, including the brilliant jerk\u2019 phenomenon, along with the merits of when a company should define a proper HR function. Regarding the latter point, in super early stages of a company, HR encapsulates payroll, employee benefits, and recruiting. But when a team starts to have around 20 employees, Andrew suggests that a CEO should hire a dedicated recruitment role. \u201cYou want a dedicated internal recruiter once you\u2019re hiring 10-12 people a year,\u201d Andrew says. \u201cThe recruiter will easily pay for themselves.\u201d They also discuss how to find the right advice from the right people for founders. It\u2019s important to prioritise context over content and to not go shopping across a bunch of different people for advice - it\u2019s better to find the targeted advice that fits a founder\u2019s own context better.\n\nTune into this week\u2019s episode to hear some of the secrets to scale your high growth startup successfully!\n\nShownotes:\nAndrew Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/bartlow\nSeries B Consulting: seriesbconsulting.com\nCarlos Espinal - twitter.com/cee\nSeedcamp - seedcamp.com\nBook, Scaling for Success - amazon.co.uk/Scaling-Success-Priorities-High-Growth-Organizations/dp/0231194447](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Scaling-Success-Priorities-High-Growth-Organizations/dp/0231194447\nBrilliant Jerk Phenomenon - hbswk.hbs.edu/item/can-the-brilliant-jerk-be-managed-effectively