HIRING.
The first ten hires decide the next ten years.
Hiring is not recruitment. It is the slow construction of a culture that will outlive any single decision. Every hire changes the room. Some change the company. The work of this chapter is learning to tell the difference before you sign.
Where are you stuck?
Pick one or more. The chapter below will narrow to only what helps.
- Q · 01
When should I make my first hire?
Not when you are stretched. When you have done the work long enough to describe it.
- Q · 02
How do I know if this person is the right cofounder?
A cofounder is not a friend with a job title. It is a professional relationship that needs the honesty of a friendship and the structure of a contract.
- Q · 03
How do I fire someone kindly?
Letting someone go is the most honest thing a founder does. The dishonesty is the delay.
- Q · 04
How do I build a remote team that works?
A remote team is not a distributed office. It is a different kind of trust.
If you're reading this, you're probably also thinking about -
- Cofounder fit
Is this person the right cofounder, or just the right friend?
- My first hire
When and how do I make my first hire?
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