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In the last few days all it's taken for me is slight pressure (from one finger) on the front brake, slip the clutch and go. Kind of like a car. I've never used the handbrake on a hill - not even when driving a 1-ton truck w/ a boat on back.

bigswifty wrote:

and just feather the clutch staying somewhere in the friction zone to prevent the bike from rolling back...

the clutch is not a brake! It will not last long when used as one...

In a car, no. In a bike, yes, if it has a wet clutch. Sure, some bikes have dry clutches (like a car), but in most cases you can ride the clutch all day and it'll be fine if it's wet. Never seen or heard of a car with a wet clutch though.
FYI (for those who don't know)
Dry clutch = clutch not submersed in oil.
Wet clutch = clutch submersed in oil