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Practical hiring advice for founders
Your first engineering hire sets the ceiling for the next ten
The earliest builders define your bar, your culture, and who you can attract next. Here's how to get the first one right.
Read article →Why 250 applicants is a worse signal than 3 referrals
Volume feels like progress. For early-stage technical hiring, it's usually noise. The math on signal vs. volume.
Read more →Counter-offers are killing your engineering pipeline — here's the fix
You made the offer. They accepted. Then their current employer matched it. Closing starts long before the offer letter.
Read more →How to scope a founding engineer role before you write the JD
Most job descriptions describe a wishlist, not a role. Pressure-test these four questions first.
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