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		Nikker on Aug 22, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: First employee or co-founder? You should probably know that before you start dealing with a prospective employee. If you are hiring quality people then it is definitely worth it. If you don't know for sure then you should not be hiring anyone.

JumpCrisscross on Aug 22, 2012 [–]

If you think you can know for sure you should not be hiring anyone. Investing in human capital entails risks.

Nikker on Aug 22, 2012 | [–]

Owning and operating a business does as well. If you don't recruit the best you can for your company then indeed the risk is quite high.

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