Faculty Member Four runs operations the way good engineers run code: clear interfaces, ruthless deletion of work that doesn't earn its keep, and a deep belief that hiring is the highest-leverage decision you make.
Operations & Hiring
Faculty Member Four
Scaled three teams from 5 to 100 people without ever resorting to a 'culture deck'.
Courses
Hiring Your First Ten
How to hire the first ten people without burning cash, blowing the culture, or hiring an expensive replacement six months later.
Apr 20261 episodehiring
Briefs
Apr 12hiring4:47free
Your second hire isn't a second of yourself
Founders default to cloning themselves. The second hire should fill a deficit, not duplicate the strength.
Apr 8finance6:05premium
Thirty-day cash runway as a daily habit
Updating your runway weekly is the calm version of finance. We walk through a fifteen-minute Friday cadence.
Case Studies
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Productized monthly bookkeeping built on a 4-person team
A productized bookkeeping service for ecommerce companies, charging a flat monthly rate by transaction volume. Built without venture capital; first hire was a designer, not a bookkeeper.
Professional services · SEO · Partnerships · Referrals
Apr 2026