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🤝 Hire Your First Key Employee
Job description templates, equity vesting schedules, technical vetting interview loops, and offer letters.
Timeframe · 30 DaysTarget · Team Building7 tasks
North star
A first hire who owns an outcome, not a task list you still do yourself.
Kill criteria
You cannot describe the role as a scoreboard with weekly metrics.
30-day hire
- 1. Role scoreboard — Outcomes, not chores.→ 1-page scorecard
- 2. Write JD — Must-haves vs nice-to-haves.→ JD live
- 3. Sourcing plan — Network + 1 public channel.→ 20 candidates
- 4. Screen rubric — Same questions every time.→ Rubric
- 5. Work trial — Paid 1–2 day project.→ Trial done
- 6. References + offer — Vesting + trial period clear.→ Offer out
- 7. 30-day onboarding — Docs, access, first win.→ Day-30 win defined