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![MartinGTobias Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::6781512.png) Martin Tobias (Pre-Seed VC) [@MartinGTobias](/creator/twitter/MartinGTobias) on x 45K followers
Created: 2025-07-17 00:59:25 UTC

My top advice for every hire after you raise your pre-seed:

- make every offer a try before you buy two way door (90 day trial, X year cliff).
- don't over hire early (too senior no startup experience)
- prefer generalist over specialists.
- focus on engineering and go to market.


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