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Hiring playbooks
Step-by-step guides for hiring the first ten roles at a startup, from founding engineer to head of sales.
Startup equity for your first ten hires: the 2026 benchmark guide
How much equity to give the first ten employees at a pre-seed or seed startup in 2026, with benchmark bands by role, vesting terms, dilution math, and mistakes founders repeat.
22 July 2026 · 13 minSeed vs Series A hiring: what actually changes when you raise your first priced round
The hiring bar, comp bands, org design, and interview loop all shift at Series A. A practical guide for founders raising their first priced round.
13 May 2026 · 13 minHow to hire a founding engineer: the 2026 playbook for technical founders
A complete playbook for hiring your first engineer at a pre-seed or seed startup: sourcing, comp, equity, interview loop, work trial, and the red flags most founders miss.
4 March 2026 · 14 min