I want to hire someone

Start with whether you should, then how to do it without wrecking your runway.

The lessons, in order

1. Should you hire at all? — A hire is the biggest recurring commitment a startup makes. Four cheaper options to rule out first. (10 min)
2. Contractor or employee? — Two legally distinct arrangements with different tax, control and IP consequences. Getting it wrong is a real risk. (12 min)
3. Defining the role — Write what success looks like in twelve months before you write the job advert. Most bad hires start here. (12 min)
4. Running a fair hiring process — Same questions, work samples over CVs, and a decision made against the definition rather than against a feeling. (12 min)
5. Compensation and employee equity — Salary, equity, and how to explain a grant honestly to someone who has never held one. (15 min)
6. Onboarding someone properly — The first two weeks decide whether a good hire becomes a good employee. Most startups improvise this and lose months. (10 min)

All Founder Academy subjects