Most founders wait too long to hire and then do it wrong when they finally do. The first hire is made in panic, not from a plan. The second hire tries to fix the first. By the third, the org chart is a mess and the founder is still the bottleneck — just with more people around them. There is a better approach. It starts with building the org chart before you need it — designing the team you’ll need at twice your current revenue, then working backward to identify the first role that unlocks that future. That single decision changes everything about how you hire, when you hire, and who you hire. Most founders wait too long to hire and then do it wrong when they finally do. The first hire is made in panic, not from a plan. The second hire tries to fix the first. By the third, the org chart is a mess and the founder is still the bottleneck — just with more people around them. There is a better approach. It starts with building the org chart before you need it — designing the team you’ll need at twice your current revenue, then working backward to identify the first role that unlocks that future. That single decision changes everything about how you hire, when you hire, and who you hire. Most founders wait too long to hire and then do it wrong when they finally do. The first hire is made in panic, not from a plan. The second hire tries to fix the first. By the third, the org chart is a mess and the founder is still the bottleneck — just with more people around them. There is a better approach. It starts with building the org chart before you need it