Because I suck at business, I've had had to hire employee #1 way too many times. Here's what I've learned: 1) Hire someone with skills that fill in deficiencie

Because I suck at business, I've had had to hire employee #1 way too many times. Here's what I've learned: 1) Hire someone with skills that fill in deficiencies that you have. If you hate paperwork, find someone who is diligent. If you like meeting customers, find someone who will do the heavy lifting when you've sealed the deal. 2) Don't hire a jerk, and make sure you get non-competes and non-solicitation agreements in place. Take your prospect out to lunch and watch how they interact with the waitstaff. That's a good window into their behavior, unless they are very shy. 3) Be a good example - any character flaw your employee picks up on will be parroted by them if they can get away with it. I'd have more, but like I said, I'm not too good at this :)