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Hiring Hacks for Founders
- cgherb911 17y agonice post
- maxcameron 17y agoYeah I can't really imagine hiring someone that I haven't worked with before. Odd they don't really mention that.
- maxcameron 17y agoBut it was an excellent post, and the slides are worth looking at too.
- LukeG 17y agoThe main case that 1-3 month trial periods don't work for is when the person you're considering hiring already has a good job, esp. one that they like. This is often/usually the case when you're talking about top tier talent. Want to try selling a stud on coming to work for you for a bit for a chance at a real job?
- kevinholesh 17y agoEven if it's a tiny one-week project. It would be helpful to know everything about how they work before you gave them equity.
- Daniel_Newby 17y agoThat's why you have vesting.
- danarkind 17y agoThe event was "Startup Hiring: I've hired all my friends - now what?" http://www.finance4founders.com/2009/10/19/startup-hiring-i%E2%80%99ve-hired-all-my-friends-now-what/ http://www.finance4founders.com/2009/10/19/startup-hiring-i%...
- anonjon 17y agoDon't hire hacks, hire people who are talented.
- anonjon 17y agoIn my defense, it was a pun too obvious to resist. And honestly, I think of a hack as a quick and/or dirty technique to get the job done (even if its ugly or imperfect, or falls apart under scrutiny). A hack is a shortcut of some sort. Hiring seems like a situation where cutting corners is a bad idea with little to no payoff. While the article was good, I don't see how these observations are hacks. Unless taking your time and being thorough is the hack. (By my definition, it is an anti-hack.)
- redorb 17y agobefore giving me 20 slides please inform me of how many people you have hired and what you think there average salary was. Perhaps some stats about how long they stayed or other figures you find important. These tips sounds bland.