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First-hire and team checklist

Define role outcomes, budget and onboarding before making first key hires.

Updated 15 August 2026 | xStartups index

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Overview

Use this checklist to avoid premature or poorly scoped hiring decisions.

Atlassian team playbooks

Action checklist

  1. Define role scorecard.
  2. Model total hiring cost.
  3. Build onboarding plan.

Founder task flow

  1. Align founders.
  2. Open targeted search.
  3. Review fit monthly.