<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>First Hire on Builder Decade</title><link>https://builderdecade.com/tags/first-hire/</link><description>Recent content in First Hire on Builder Decade</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0800</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://builderdecade.com/tags/first-hire/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>When to Hire Your First Employee — And the Data Most Solo Founders Ignore</title><link>https://builderdecade.com/posts/first-hire-timing-numbers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0800</pubDate><guid>https://builderdecade.com/posts/first-hire-timing-numbers/</guid><description>Timing isn&amp;#39;t what predicts a good first hire. The data says two other things are — and solo founders are sitting on an advantage they don&amp;#39;t use.</description></item><item><title>When to Hire Your First Contractor as a Solo Founder</title><link>https://builderdecade.com/posts/when-to-hire-your-first-contractor/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0800</pubDate><guid>https://builderdecade.com/posts/when-to-hire-your-first-contractor/</guid><description>Hire-a-contractor advice is written by payroll companies. A solo founder&amp;#39;s real trigger is different — here&amp;#39;s the receipts-based rule for when to spend.</description></item></channel></rss>