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Well, you have a pretty challenging job, but also an opportunity to improve the situation. Startups are very interesting place because both business and culture is still growing.
One good (but general) advice - think how to make a process efficient (e.g. more automation for tasks and less complexity in a state of integration and problem solving).
Well, it depends on a company size. But when you have a growing business, usually it's better to hire a good developer or a good operation engineer and focus on communications.
Yes, my point was about the goal. And it should be set properly (e.g. our goal is our product and happy customers, not "Hey, now we have the best process as other guys").