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For early employees you want people that have somewhat of a risk-taking attitude.

... how much time you should be spending on hiring? The answer is 0 or 25 percent.

If someone is difficult to talk to, if someone cannot communicate clearly, it's a real problem in terms of their likelihood to work out.

Really dig into projects people have worked on and call references; that is another thing that first time founders like to skip.

One of the pieces of advice that we give at YC is: try to work together on a project rather than just doing an interview.

There are 3 things I look for when I hire people. Are they smart? Do they get things done? Do I want to spend a lot of time around them?

Most of the best hires that I've made in my entire life have never done that thing before.

Experience matters for some roles and not others.

By the way, that's my number one piece of advice if you're going to join a startup: pick a rocket ship.