>Tip #3: But They Still Are Your Employees I will fetch my boss a sandwich exactly once - then I he can find another employee.
You want me fetch a sandwich - either I am hired as an admin or I have significant equity.
>Tip #4: Make Sure They Give You Status Reports
You can read the log from my checkings if you want - any decent system should be able to send you an email about this.
>Tip #5: Never Be The Only Interviewer >Tip #6: Always Hire for a Trial Period
Do so if you can get away with it - but given the choice between two different employers, don't be surprised if a good portion of your prospects will choose the other.
>Tip #9: Three Employees? Time for an Office That would depend on the situation - but this seems like a good rule of tomb.
>Tip #10: How to Beat the Big Companies at Their Own Game Worth reading for this point alone, except it doesn't say much that Joel had said. You are properly better of reading his blog.