You're hiring someone for the first time. They'll shape your culture before you even know what your culture is. Get this right.
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From telling your founder story to navigating a co-founder conflict — practice the high-stakes conversations that determine whether your company exists next year. Every founder gets tested in these moments. Practice yours before they arrive.
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You need to convince someone talented to join a company with no brand, no office, and no guarantee it'll exist in six months. All you have is conviction — and you need to make it contagious.
You're interviewing someone for the first time and you don't have a rubric, a process, or a second opinion. You have forty-five minutes to decide if this person will define your company's culture.
They want the job. Now you have to talk about equity you haven't vested, salary you can barely afford, and expectations for a role that doesn't have a job description yet.
Your first hire starts Monday. Everything they experience in the next five days will tell them whether they made a brilliant move or a terrible mistake — and you're building the answer in real time.
More stories in this course
View all →The Origin Story
Before you pitch the product, you pitch yourself. Learn to tell the story of why you — and why now — in a way that makes investors lean forward.
4 scenarios →The Investor Meeting
You have 20 minutes with a partner at a top VC firm. They have seen ten thousand pitches. Your job is to make yours feel different.
4 scenarios →The Co-Founder Conflict
You and your co-founder see the company differently now. The conversation you've been avoiding is the one that will decide everything.
4 scenarios →The First Hire
You're hiring someone for the first time. They'll shape your culture before you even know what your culture is. Get this right.
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