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Hiring your first employees

Your first ten hires are your culture.

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Where do I actually source candidates for my first hires without a recruiter budget? Your network is your best channel, but it runs dry fast, so treat sourcing as active outbound, not posting-and-praying. Mine LinkedIn, GitHub, and ... Intermediate 3 resources → How do I hire when I can't match market salaries and my runway is tight? Be honest about the gap and make the tradeoff explicit: below-market cash, meaningful equity, and a front-row seat to building something. Don't qui... Intermediate 3 resources →
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