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How to Avoid Hiring Mistakes in a Startup?

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Startups have to compromise on hiring decisions so much while underfunded. What’s been your most valuable (or costly) hiring lesson in a startup? Share your experiences.

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Kseniia Po
The best way to hire the right people? Work with them on small projects or contract roles before making a full-time commitment
Marina F
As per my experience, hiring contractors instead of full-time employees is inefficient: they have different incentives, work differently, and are rarely fully engaged.
Alex Levkin
We initially wanted to hire a CTO, but later realized that as founders, we needed to understand the product ourselves first🤦‍♂️