How to hire your first few

When you start a company, there are a million things to do. When your company grows, there are a million things to do.

For the graphically inspired, the “shit to do” graph looks something like this, as a company grows:

The main takeaway here, relatively speaking, is that there’s a lot to do right when you start.

Why is that important?

It’s because you’re dividing a really big number by 1, then by 2, then by 3 as you hire up — but that numerator will be a really big number from the start.

Find individuals who can effectively help you slice away at that really big numerator, and things will probably have a better shot at falling into place down the line.

No one said it was going to be easy…