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The $150,000 Hiring Mistake Founders Keep Making

Recruiting is broken. Here's the fix.

Michael Houck

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When to Start Hiring

Oh and I'm hiring too

Michael Houck

Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology

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Should Founders Follow Trends?

A framework with 5 categories

Michael Houck

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Guilty Until Proven Innocent

And 5 other lenses through which you can make hiring decisions

Michael Houck

GrowthGrowth

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Escaping the Churn Plateau

And why the secret problem may be hiring

Michael Houck

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8 Ways to Retain Top Employees

And a great talk by Ben Horowitz on management

Michael Houck

Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology

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Marc Andreessen's Guide to Startups

His lost blog series from 2007 is still relevant today

Michael Houck

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Founders Who Hire Globally Will Win

How Athyna is building a talent network

Michael Houck

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Why Founders Should Hire a Chief of Staff

And why it's different for generalist vs specialist founders

Michael Houck

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How Founders Can Save 20+ Hours Per Week With A VA

Every founder should know how to find, vet, and work with VAs

Michael Houck

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How Much Equity Should Founders Give To Early Employees?

And how to negotiate equity with candidates

Michael Houck

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Good Advisor / Bad Advisor

Plus see my recommended standard offer to advisors

Michael Houck