I would like to say, it depends. The first question to ask is, how big do you feel comfortable growing? Once you figure that out, then the next part is basica

I would like to say, it depends. The first question to ask is, how big do you feel comfortable growing? Once you figure that out, then the next part is basically a gigantic art form that you pray that you don't mess up on. There's like 9,000 questions you must ask but all them really boils down to this - can the person do (or figure out what to do) what you want the site to grow into and does this person get along with you that you get things done? Since this is your first technical employee, you better get along with him/her/it because you'll be spending a whole bunch of your life communicating with them. After that, you have to make sure they have some competence in the technology field. Language specification and stuff doesn't matter as long as they understand how the web (HTTP) really works. The rest of the guys here can probably give some decent advice on that and how to find them. Just my two cents.