Rob Khazzam

Lots of threads covering startup growth, angel investing, etc. Very little is shared here on people mgnmt - one of the hardest + most frustrating aspects of leadership.

I went from zero experience to hiring / managing >75 people in the span of 36 mos.

Here's what I learned 👇

@sendgrid something tells me this isn’t authentic….

It is bizarre and sad in 2026 to be making daycare choices for children based on whether there are armed guards. Not rent-a-cops - actually armed, ready to shoot guards.

This is where we are at in Toronto right now.

The irony of building a company is simultaneously feeling (1) excited / proud / optimistic about everything you’re doing and (2) absolutely certain it’s not good enough and you’re 1-2 moves away from failing.

Why are we planning stupid political theatre games in the face of a horrendous tragedy that killed 2 young Canadian pilots?

Air Canada spoke about a tragedy in English....who cares?

Here, I fixed it for you:

"Look, this is a tragedy for 2 young families and Canada as a nation. While it's true we are a dual-language country and typically these communications occur in both French and English, we need to be focusing our energy on supporting these families and investigating these incidents to ensure they never happen again. This is the only place we should be devoting our energy right now."