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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 → Should my first hires be generalists or specialists, and how do I tell the difference in an interview? Hire generalists for your first handful of seats. Early on the work shifts weekly, and a narrow specialist who only does one thing well will be idl... Intermediate 3 resources →
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