1. Notes: 25 / 3 months ago  from mikehudack (originally from caterpillarcowboy)
   Who Should you Hire at a Startup?

   mikehudack:caterpillarcowboy:

   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.

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      That is a succinct description of a problem I’ve only articulated before with vague frustration. ” A begets A, B begets...

   5. tjpytheas reblogged this from somehowsomeway and added:

      …spot on! I’ve seen too many startups that have gone the B route simply because they couldn’t afford the A’s - then...

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      I don’t think “A” people are necessarily the most experienced. Some people just “get it”. I’ve had the pleasure of...

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       My only problem with this is where do ‘B’ and ‘C’ people fall? Couldn’t they move up to ‘A’ status eventually? Under the...

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       caterpillarcowboy:

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       Nice. This feels complementary. I would also add that working with ‘B’ folks lowers our expectations of ourselves, while...

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   21. mikehudack reblogged this from caterpillarcowboy and added:

       Incredibly true.

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