Thread by @eisabai

Today's question is on hiring and scaling a startup: Is it advisable for small companies or startups to hire a temporary consultant to build a team of developers and designers?

#agilemethodology #hiring #startup #scale #chieftechnologyofficer #cto #founder

If you’re hiring for more than 5 people, I’d personally hire a CTO, CPO or find a co-founder with prior experience in building teams first, and then work with a recruitment agency.

Because hiring or filling headcounts is not the end goal, you’ll need to make sure the new people are onboarded properly, and they have a roadmap to work on.

To plan and prepare for scaling your tech startup, as a CTO, co-founder, or founding engineer, start by adopting #agile: eisabainyo.net/weblog/2021/02…