Idea & Business Plan Development
14 Topics Company Formation
8 Topics Initial Pursuit of the Dream
8 Topics The Founding Team
13 Topics Funding the Early Stages
18 Topics Pitching Your Company
10 Topics Acquiring New Customers
9 Topics Managing a New Sales Function
11 Topics Marketing & Pricing Strategies
10 Topics 
Hiring Executives First
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Somewhere along the way, you and your co-founders will be faced with the need to hire your first employees. Regardless of how much funding you have for salaries (versus equity compensation), one decision you’ll be faced with is how to level the roles – executive, mid-level, or entry level. The trade-offs and guidance described in this article are valid until you have about 20 total employees and have no choice but to build out a team with employees at various levels.
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