What if every second leadership hire in your startup fails — costing you up to €250,000? In this episode of Startuprad.io, we uncover why so many startup executive hires flop and how diagnostic hiring is rewriting the rules of leadership selection.What You'll Learn:Why more than 50% of startup VP and C-level hires fail within 18 monthsThe real-world cost of a mis-hire (severance, lost growth, founder burnout)How behavioral and cognitive assessments outperform gut-feel interviewsHow to avoid founder bias when hiring for your first VP or CSOThe "First VP Dilemma" — resume readiness vs. real potentialWhat top-performing startup leaders actually have in commonHiring timelines in the DACH region and how to plan around long notice periodsWhy culture-fit and self-assessment tools often fail foundersGuest Spotlight:Dominik Roth, founder of the DACH #1 leadership podcast CEO Career Code, has placed over 400 executives in VC- and PE-backed startups across Europe. He’s not your typical headhunter — he’s a psychologist-turned-strategist using diagnostics to predict executive performance before a mis-hire burns your runway.Like what you hear? Follow Startuprad.io for more deep dives into European startup growth. Subscribe on Spotify and Apple Podcasts — and leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review if this saved you from your next €250K mistake.Guest Name: Dominik Roth, Founder of CEO Career CodeBlog Post: https://www.startuprad.io/post/startup-executive-hiring-avoiding-costly-leadership-mistakesYoutube Full Video: https://youtu.be/iDqQo48u0LsTimestamps:startup podcast, startup executive hiring, startup growth strategies, DACH startup leadership, venture capital insights, founder hiring mistakes, diagnostic hiring, scaleup leadership, B2B tech startups, startup burnout