It depends if you are hiring someone for operations or for thinking and innovation.
If It's for operations, you need someone with a set of skills that suits the best there.
If it's on innovation, then someone creative with critical thinking skills developed.
And yes, I agree with @vertikanigam it's really hard to run your company and develop the product. If you are a startup that scale up fast, and you don't have a right team, ooh!
@nermin_zejnilovic True, it definitely depends on the position. Next to that the team is the basis for scaling. Motivation and trust are so important for young companies.
The main thing is the internal energy and willingness to constantly learn and adapt. Only such people can help your startup to be needed. As long as your employees don't love your project, the users won't love it either.
No easy way to do it if you really want quality people! Look for people who will treat your business as their own. Degrees are usually just plus points.
When hunting for top talent for your young startup, think of it like searching for the perfect coding solution - it requires creativity, precision, and a knack for identifying hidden gems in a sea of candidates! So, how do you uncover the elusive coding wizards for your team?