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Startup hiring: how small teams hire well

How early-stage startups can hire quickly without making expensive mistakes.

• Hire for the next 12 months of problems, not a hypothetical org chart.
• Founders should own the first hires; the culture is set by who joins first.
• Keep the process to three or four steps and move from first call to offer within two weeks.
• Before adding headcount, check whether an AI agent can cover the repetitive part of the role.