I hired my first programmer – I'm not freaking out. any tips on onboarding?
just wanted to share some good and positive news... i hired my first full-time programmer!<p>i know this is pretty self-serving post, but, as you all know, hiring talented technical staff is... ... hard.<p>it can be really hard when you&#x27;re an early-stage startup trying to compete against much larger compensation packages.<p>the only solution that i know is to be authentic... these posts were helpful:<p>https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=19493206 
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https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=19493206<p>so, that&#x27;s what i&#x27;ve tried to do.<p>part of my solution has been just more transparent with who we are as a project... like creating a very simple open source handbook and describing what the first day &#x2F; week looks like:<p>https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;yenio&#x2F;handbook&#x2F;blob&#x2F;master&#x2F;1-employment.md#onboarding-your-first-day--week<p>so grateful for this community because i learn things every day.