Hiring Engineers as an Early-Stage CTO
Hiring engineers at an early-stage startup is a different game. Thereās no structured onboarding, no product team handing off detailed specs, and no safety net of internal tools to make development easier. You need people who can figure things out, build fast, and communicate well. And as the CTO, itās on you to find them. Iāve been through this process, and Iāve learned a few things along the way. Hereās how to approach hiring your first few engineers.