Company culture is very important to us. As a result, we have one of the most interesting, intelligent, productive groups of people I've ever seen. As we grow, this ethic has to be embraced by every manager at the company and conveyed to every single person we hire. As a tech worker, I see new buzzwords popping up every day. B2B, e-commerce, data warehousing, supply chain management etc.
Most people here go home and log onto their computers just to learn more.
They're constantly reading about their profession and a lot of what they know is learned by conversations with their colleagues. So in short I would say that you should not be afraid, but rather should read, read, read and talk to people you know and respect. But it's also clear that investors and markets are willing to support companies in the early, unprofitable years. If I could go back in time as a Venture Capitalist and bet on one of the 100 U.S. car companies that eventually made it to the Big 3, I'd pump money into that company and encourage it to grow faster, even if it meant putting off profits for awhile. We're hiring in Project Management, Marketing, Sales, etc.