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Hire People Smarter Than You

September 21, 2011 Leave a comment

What I try to do is hire people who are smarter and more experienced than I am. I’ve really had to learn not to micromanage. It’s hard but crucial. To grow a company, you need to hire smarter, more experienced people, give them clear metrics for success and the resources to carry out their tasks and then get out of the way and let those people get the job done.

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Avoid The Rock Stars And Hire Someone You Like

January 31, 2011 Leave a comment

Look for people you like, because no matter how talented they are, the negative is always going to pull down any positive. The second- or third- or fourth-best candidate who isn’t a jerk is going to ultimately provide way more value. Be guarded against that sort of rock-star culture.

They say all the right things in interviews, and then they come in and really make people’s lives miserable. You spend at least a third of your life at your job. You should have a place you’re happy to go to every day.

Hire People Who Are Smarter Than You

December 30, 2010 Leave a comment

If each of us hires people who are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. But if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, we shall become a company of giants.

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