Leadership· 9 min
Building a Bench: Hiring at the 7-Figure Mark
The hiring scorecard that filters operators from order-takers.
At seven figures, your next hire isn't a role — it's a bet. Hire wrong and you burn 90 days, six figures, and the team's trust. Hire right and you unlock a year of growth.
We use a four-quadrant scorecard: outcomes (what they've shipped), operating speed (how fast they iterate), standard-holding (will they raise the floor or lower it), and leverage (do they multiply the team or add to the queue).
Operators score 8+ across all four. Order-takers score high on one and shrug at the rest. Don't confuse them.