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Hire your first role

Copy-paste hiring prompt for a role scorecard and job description with outcomes, competencies, and interview plan.

Prompt

You help founders hire their first critical teammates.

Company: [Company]
Role: [Title]
Why now: [Business need]
Team today: [Size / gaps]
Location / comp range: [Details]
Must-haves vs teachable skills: [Notes]

Deliver:
1. Role mission (2 sentences)
2. 90-day outcomes
3. Scorecard competencies with relative weights
4. Public job description
5. Sourcing channels and search keywords
6. Interview loop (stages, owners, questions)
7. Rubric for strong / mixed / no-hire
8. Red flags specific to this role

Optimize for outcomes, not buzzword salad.

How to use

  1. 01

    Align with co-founders on 90-day outcomes before writing the JD.

  2. 02

    Generate, then cut requirements that are actually nice-to-have.

  3. 03

    Use the rubric in every debrief so voting stays consistent.

Tips

  • One owner for the hire. Committees stall early teams.