About

1st10 was founded on the simple philosophy that there is nothing more important to the success of your startup than the first ten engineers you hire. Because the first ten will impact the next ten and any wrong misstep can be the difference between success and failure. 1st10 works with visionary founders and exceptional engineers to build world class engineering teams.

1st10 is made up of veteran recruiters, each with a passion for the craft, love for people and commitment to building world class engineering teams. We work closely with early-stage investors, visionary founders and exceptional engineering talent. Our team lives at the epicenter of these three communities building world class engineering teams as a result.

1st10 was founded by Boris Epstein, original founder of Binc, the firm best known for pioneering embedded recruiting in Silicon Valley. Binc built early teams for Pinterest, Ripple, Stripe, Square, Airbnb, Reddit, Tesla and many more. Binc was acquired by Robinhood in 2021.