Moritz Plassnig, co-founder and CEO of Codeship has an article at entrepreneur.com about what he has learned about hiring.

There’s no such thing as overnight success, as much as countless books and movies try to portray well-known entrepreneurs as geniuses. Success is the product of a variety of factors, hard work as much as great and unique skills, the perfect timing and elements outside your control such as luck.

The more you as a founder, CEO or leader can remove the latter from the equation, the better off you and your team will be. Building a great culture, hiring skilled individuals and forming an amazing team allow you to make your own luck. It’s a lot of hard work--  but it’s within your control.

1. Investors invest in people, not ideas.

As much as you like your idea and believe that the market conditions are perfect, the truth is that most companies will change and adapt their product down the road.

2. Early on, every hire is crucial.

Small companies don’t have the luxury of making a lot of mistakes. You are always resource-constrained -- both money and people -- and despite not having enough, you have to build a great product, nail the distribution and find a viable business model.

3. Great people attract great people.

Nothing is more attractive for a talented job seeker than a team of highly skilled co-workers.

4. Culture is more than the sum of every team member.

Even if you hire only smart individuals, despite their respective skill sets you won’t automatically create a high-performing team. Great teams are generally a group of amazing individuals mixed together in the right way.

5. Hiring is a skill -- and it should be your most important one.

Hiring is not magic, and it’s not luck -- it’s a skill.

You can read the details here.