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What do you consider your company’s most important asset to be?

No matter what your answer was, wipe it from your mind. Now that you have decided to branch out and hire employees, your answer to that question should always be your team.

The reasoning is extensive. There are countless studies on the success of companies who put their employees first. But consider this right off the bat: Anyone applying to a startup organization believes in the owner’s vision, and shares their innovative spirit. Otherwise, they would accept a job at a more established corporation.

That alone—the fact that your potential employees are willing to risk their livelihoods to help you follow your dream—should be motivation enough for you to reciprocate their commitment. The first step is to give them a proper onboarding experience.

Hiring Your First Employees

Not every applicant is a godsend, though. Really think about the type of team culture your business might foster as it operates day-by-day, and eval...