Met a founder at a coffee shop in Boulder who gave me the best advice on my first hire

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Used to believe the first hire should just be a skilled worker. That founder probably said to find someone who fixes your biggest weakness. Makes a lot more sense now.

mary41429d ago

Read a blog post once about a founder who hired his opposite. He was all ideas, hired a process person. Their first year revenue doubled.

olivia_moore9d ago

So who's gonna fix my coffee addiction?

diana51229d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly, I was so stuck on just hiring for the job I needed done. Like, I'm good at the product stuff, so I was only looking for another product person. But then my friend asked me who would handle all the customer questions I was ignoring. That hit hard. Now I look for what I'm bad at, not just what needs doing. It changed everything.