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Founding Team and Early Hiring

Building the people side of a startup, where most failures actually originate. Covers choosing co-founders and structuring the founding agreement, equity splits and vesting, when and who to hire first, hiring well with no brand and no budget, and building culture deliberately.

Taught by Icompetent Solutions

Modules
7
Lessons
31
Duration
5h 57m
Level
Intermediate
Quizzes
7 graded

Course content

7 modules · 31 lessons · 5h 57m

Establish the foundational principles and systemic traps of assembling early startup teams.

  • Navigating Early People Debt
    Preview
    11 min
  • Mapping the Early Stage Talent Journey10 min
  • Designing Early Compensation Frameworks12 min
  • Deciding Between Contractors and Full-Time Hires11 min
  • Orientation to Startup People Architecture Quiz10 questions · pass 70%

Topics covered

Founding Team
Co-founders
Equity Split
Startup Hiring
Culture

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