Stop Making Expensive Hiring Mistakes
The framework that helped bootstrapped founders build billion-dollar teams—without hiring a single “maybe”
- Define roles based on real requirements, not resumes
- Use the binary filter that separates “almost good enough” from “raises the bar”
- Test real work before you waste time on interviews
- Protect culture and hire for long-term coherence
- Build a team that scales with your company
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Here’s the truth about hiring in SaaS:
Every hire either accelerates your momentum or creates invisible drag that compounds over time.
You already know this. But when the team is overloaded, a deadline slips, or a “pretty good” candidate shows up, the framework falls apart.
You hire for relief instead of leverage.
You rationalize “maybes” into “yes, let’s try it.”
You compromise on culture under time pressure.
And six months later, you’re doing their job and yours.
This guide gives you a different system
Built from hard-won lessons shared at Business of Software conferences by founders who’ve been exactly where you are now:
Their insights are distilled into a 5-step repeatable framework you can run every time a role opens.
Inside the guide, you’ll learn:
Who You Actually Need
How to define roles based on real requirements, not familiar profiles or impressive resumes—so you stop hiring people who feel comfortable but don’t solve your actual problems.
When to Say No
The binary filter that separates “almost good enough” from “raises the bar”—because every exception lowers your standards, and once the bar drops, it rarely comes back up.
How to Test Real Work
Why homework assignments reveal more than interviews—and the exact signals that predict performance better than any resume ever could.
What You Protect
How to make culture explicit and non-negotiable—so you can hire for long-term coherence instead of short-term relief.
How This Hire Scales
The critical questions that reveal whether someone can grow with your company—or become a bottleneck at the next stage.
PLUS: The CEO Hiring Checklist
A printable checklist you can use before every offer to ensure you’re hiring for leverage, not relief.
Ready to build a team that compounds instead of drags?
Download the guide. Read it in 20 minutes. Apply the framework to your next hire.