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donnie darko is my favorite movie and
i wear heels every single day
Ask me anything
I never believe in hiring B players and then trying to upgrade with more talented people later when the company has more cash, more customers or is performing better. The problem is that A players are only attracted to work at places where they see other A players. They smell B from a mile away. And also B players often don’t hire other B people. In my experience B players hire C people. A begets A, B begets C. Don’t go there.
That is a succinct description of a problem I’ve only articulated before with vague frustration. ” A begets A, B begets...
…spot on! I’ve seen too many startups that have gone the B route simply because they couldn’t afford the A’s - then...
I don’t think “A” people are necessarily the most experienced. Some people just “get it”. I’ve had the pleasure of...
My only problem with this is where do ‘B’ and ‘C’ people fall? Couldn’t they move up to ‘A’ status eventually? Under the...
caterpillarcowboy:
Nice. This feels complementary. I would also add that working with ‘B’ folks lowers our expectations of ourselves, while...
Incredibly true.