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title: "Hiring your first five - Founder's meet-up on hiring first team"
url: "https://bizztor.com/events/hiring-your-first-five-team/"
author: "Bizztor"
author_url: "https://bizztor.com/author/bizztor/"
date_published: "2025-12-19T21:22:00.000Z"
date_modified: "2025-12-19T21:22:00.000Z"
category: "Events"
description: "A founder meetup on early hiring: where to find people who believe in your idea, equity and vesting, generalists or specialists, and early culture."
publisher: "Bizztor"
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# Hiring your first five - Founder's meet-up on hiring first team

> A founder meetup on early hiring: where to find people who believe in your idea, equity and vesting, generalists or specialists, and early culture.

**What we'll cover:**

- **Where to find believers** – The best channels for discovering people who want to join something early, from your own network to communities, Twitter, and unconventional job boards.
- **Selling the vision without overselling** – How to pitch your startup honestly while making the opportunity genuinely exciting. What candidates actually care about beyond money.
- **Equity conversations** – Structuring fair equity packages, explaining vesting schedules without sounding like a lawyer, and common mistakes founders make when offering shares.
- **Generalists vs specialists** – Should your first hires be people who can wear ten hats or experts in one critical area? How to decide based on where you are.
- **Culture from day one** – How early hiring decisions bake in culture, for better or worse. Setting expectations, communication norms, and ways of working before you even realise you're doing it.
- **When a hire isn't working** – The painful reality of letting someone go early, how to spot a bad fit quickly, and managing the team through it.
- **Red flags and gut feelings** – What experienced founders wish they'd noticed before making a hiring mistake.

**Format:**

A mix of founder stories from those who've built their early teams, open discussion, and plenty of time for questions. Whether you're about to make your first hire or recovering from a hiring disaster, come ready to share and learn.

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Source: https://bizztor.com/events/hiring-your-first-five-team/