How to hire
This lesson is an essay published on blog.samaltman.com.
Read the essayWhat you'll get
Sam Altman argues that once the product works, hiring becomes one of a founder's most important jobs, and that you should hire only when you clearly need to. He covers finding people through your own network, working with a candidate on a real project before hiring, and parting ways quickly when a hire isn't working.
Do this week
Write the job you'd hire for next as a list of what the person should achieve in their first 90 days, and ask three people you trust who they'd recommend.