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5 min readThe First 3 Hires You Should Make in Business
The most expensive mistake most business owners make early on isn't pricing, marketing, or product. It's hiring. According to EntreLeadership head coach John Falcons, who you hire and when you hire them can make or break an entire business. The problem is that most owners hire based on how they feel—overwhelmed and desperate for help—rather than on a strategic plan. They bring on someone they know or the first person who responds to a job posting, and it feels like help for about five minutes. Then the wheels come off: the person shows up late, misses deadlines, or ticks off customers. Now the owner isn't just trying to run a business; they're cleaning up someone else's mess.
The Three Hires in Order
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:05) **The Most Expensive Early Mistake** - It's not pricing or product; it's who you hire and when.
- 2 (00:45) **The Trap of Hiring on Feel** - Business owners hire out of exhaustion, leading to bad fits and more cleanup.
- 3 (01:25) **First Hire: The Revenue Driver** - Hire someone who can do the core work and pay for themselves quickly.
- 4 (02:27) **Second Hire: The Margin Finder** - Hire someone to handle logistics and free you to work on the business.
- 5 (03:20) **Sponsor Break: Belay** - A resource for finding margin finders like executive assistants and accounting pros.
- 6 (04:22) **Third Hire: The Growth Engine** - Hire a sales or marketing person to generate leads and grow reach.
- 7 (04:56) **The Wrong Order Hurts** - Hiring an admin or marketer first can backfire.
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Show Notes
Your first hires can build momentum—or create problems that slow your business down for years.
In this episode, you’ll learn who your first three hires should be, the order to hire them in, and the costly hiring mistakes most business owners make early on.
Next Steps:
· 🎥 Watch our video The Secret to Hiring “A” Players in a Competitive Market: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIA0RSHjuIg
· 🛑 Stop making bad hires. Read and implement EntreLeadership’s 12 Components of a Good Hire: https://ter.li/u7t6ji
· 🎯 Figure out your business’s next steps in a free consult call with an EntreLeadership team member: https://ter.li/cjk4u0
· 📞 Have a question for the show? Call 844-944-1070 or send us a message: https://ter.li/ask-us
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· 🏢 Attend EntreLeadership Summit: https://ter.li/summit-leadership
· 🎤 Attend EntreLeadership Master Series: https://ter.li/masterseries-conference
· 📖 Order Dave’s book Build a Business You Love: https://ter.li/b4kru2
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