# Inside Superhuman’s onboarding strategy: from human-led to self-serve

I joined Applied Intuition as a new-grad engineer back in early 2019, when it was just a handful of us working above a bar on Murphy Ave in Sunnyvale...

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2. [“AI-Powered” Isn’t a Position](https://review.firstround.com/positioning-playbook-for-ai-products/ "“AI-Powered” Isn’t a Position")  
     
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3. [Why founders should bet on first-time executives | Praveer Melwani (CFO, Figma)](https://review.firstround.com/why-founders-should-bet-on-first-time-executives-praveer-melwani-cfo-figma/ "Why founders should bet on first-time executives | Praveer Melwani (CFO, Figma)")  
     
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4. [Guideline's Path to Product-Market Fit — The Early Decisions That Powered Its Acquisition by Gusto](https://review.firstround.com/guidelines-path-to-product-market-fit/ "Guideline's Path to Product-Market Fit — The Early Decisions That Powered Its Acquisition by Gusto")  
     
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5. [Speed as a Habit](https://review.firstround.com/speed-as-a-habit/ "Speed as a Habit")  
     
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6. [How Design Thinking Transformed Airbnb from a Failing Startup to a Billion Dollar Business](https://review.firstround.com/how-design-thinking-transformed-airbnb-from-failing-startup-to-billion-dollar-business/ "How Design Thinking Transformed Airbnb from a Failing Startup to a Billion Dollar Business")  
     
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7. [How to be an Exceptional Chief of Staff: Advice for Scaling Impact at Startups](https://review.firstround.com/how-to-be-an-exceptional-chief-of-staff-advice-for-scaling-impact-at-startups/ "How to be an Exceptional Chief of Staff: Advice for Scaling Impact at Startups")  
     
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8. [So You Want to Hire a Forward Deployed Engineer: How to Know If You Need One and How to Get the Role Right](https://review.firstround.com/so-you-want-to-hire-a-forward-deployed-engineer/ "So You Want to Hire a Forward Deployed Engineer: How to Know If You Need One and How to Get the Role Right")  
     
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