Last night the nextNY group held a "tips for startup hiring" event which was attended by about 75 folks. The conversation was lively throughout and I was able to capture nearly the entire 90 minute session on video. Some of the topics covered include:

• general hiring tips
• should you use an attorney?
• how to find an attorney
• how to find the best developer
• what to look for in a developer
• where to find talent
• do referrals work?
• assignment of inventions form - apparently this is critical
• compensation - equity, bonus, etc.
• how to fire team members and partners
• how do you find a partner
• what type of equity arrangements work best for partners
• ways to incorporate - this is actually an excellent discussion in part 1 of the video at about the 8:00 mark - discussion of asset lifetime with Delicious and capital gains treatment
• where to incorporate - delaware is best they say

Here's part 1 -- check out part 2, part 3 and part 4 - enjoy!