Outline
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- Spend more time on it.
- In the beginning, get your hands dirty.
- Look for smart, effective people.
- Have people audition for roles instead of interviewing for them.
- Focus on the right ways to source candidates.
- Have a mission, and don’t be surprised at how much selling you’ll have to do.
- Hire people you like.
- Have a set of cultural values you hire for.
- Don’t compromise.
- Be generous with compensation packages, but mostly with equity.
- Watch out for red flags and trust your gut.
- Always be recruiting.
- Fire fast.
- Put a little bit of rigor around the hiring process.
- Don’t hire.