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Hiring Your Early Team

Lenny Rachitsky · lennysnewsletter.com Freemium Intermediate

One of the most-read startup newsletters, with a deep, well-sourced piece specifically on early-team hiring - synthesises patterns across many operators rather than one founder's single experience.

  • Synthesises early-hiring patterns across many operators, not a single anecdote.
  • Distinguishes doer-hires from leadership hires and when each becomes necessary.
  • Widely referenced in the broader startup-operator community as a hiring baseline.
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The question it answers

  1. When should I hire a CEO or president to run the company so I can step back or focus on product?

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