Ideally, for first 1-3 hires you hire someone to do the job (most of which) you can do yourself. That way you buy speed, not capability. If you really need the

Ideally, for first 1-3 hires you hire someone to do the job (most of which) you can do yourself. That way you buy speed, not capability. If you really need the second person to do something critical that you cannot do yourself consider a cofounder, not an employee. My 2c.