Patrick Collison on why the first 10 hires at a startup are critical
A short excerpt from a YouTube talk by Patrick Collison about why the first ~10 hires at a startup matter: each early hire shapes future hiring through the people they bring and the culture they set, so choosing the first ten effectively determines the next ~100 hires and is consequential for the company.
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