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ted (not lasso)
@ted
you are an early stage founder and you *have* to make one — and only one — non-technical hire. what role or type of person do you choose?
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grin
@grin
@perl hiring
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Loeber.eth
@johnloeber
Ops generalist. Done it before, always the right move. You need a Swiss Army knife that can multiply your own efforts.
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Justin Hunter
@polluterofminds
A writer.
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coachcoale.eth 🎩
@coachcoale
coach
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Connor McCormick ☀️
@nor
someone who can do sales recruiting and ops
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Colin
@colin
Marketing, growth, sales
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Cassie Heart
@cassie
Depends on the business, but ultimately someone that is strong where I am weak, with respect to what the business needs.
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Alex Loukissas 🍉
@futureartist
Someone that can sell well
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Brian Kim
@brianjckim
former founder
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Maybe Im Wasabi〽️
@maybeimwasabi
The first non-technical hire would very much depend on market, market dynamics, your differentation. Are you in a hyper-competitive space? What matters more? Product? Or hyper-fast distribution? Are you a consumer business where brand matters? A simple rule of thumb: Hire for your blindspots.
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Avi 💙
@savvyavi
A brand strategist / builder
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Abhishek Agarwal 📱
@abhishek1point0
A person who can manage communities of enthusiasts, which become fertile grounds for finding people for hiring or investment and getting consumer insights from unforced conversations. Helps with market research too. Bonus if the person knows how to identify & have the first conversation with investor/potential hires!
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Minh Do
@minh
since i'm non-technical, I'd choose a technical person.
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Karthik Senthil
@karthiksenthil
Someone who can sell
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Irmak
@irmak
I would go with someone with marketing background but more importantly I would hire someone who believes in the team and idea. First hires are hard.
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Rusty
@rusty
Someone who's good at whatever my cofounders and I are bad at. Which, based on the people I hang around with, means we need a marketing person.
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zico
@zico
a podcaster
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Tom Stern 🎩
@stern
Someone with a high rate of learning.
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Mike Trotzke
@trotzke
Sales said the CTO
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