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Hiring & team↗ 3 links9/8/2026

Co-founder splits, vesting, and your first five hires

Why near-equal splits with vesting beat "we'll sort it later", when to actually make hire number one, contractor vs employee, and how big an ESOP pool to set aside — with the equity guides worth reading in full.

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