When I was building my company I believed that one-day I’d hire enough people that they could take care of themselves. Because if you hire… Read More »Seth Godin on finding a COO and letting go of your organisation (1 of 2)
The point here though, the takeaway, is that relief [of generals in World War 2] was very common. The more common it was, the less… Read More »Thomas Ricks on firing generals and the two basic tools of management
Marc Andreessen is super smart, bracingly abrasive, and almost always worth listening to. This is a summary of a post from 2007, revived (embalmed?) on… Read More »Resource: Marc Andreessen on talent and hiring
For those who came in late… Start here. You’re going to need people with a combination of qualities: Commitment to the vision; Integrity; Energy and… Read More »The Hard Part(s) in small non-profit organisations (3) – Finding people
This long extract is from a fantastic interview with Ben Horowitz – it’s great on a load of aspects of building strong organisational culture, and… Read More »Ben Horowitz on hiring and diversity
Be explicit. Use these words – damn it! – and not some HR gobbledy-gook equivalents: – Listening– Caring– Smiling– Saying “Thank You”– Being warm– Nice–… Read More »Tom Peters: the bottom line for hiring
… are a great way to find contractors and colleagues. If someone you trust can recommend someone, you have a chance to save yourself a… Read More »Personal recommendations
The basic principle is that when you’re recruiting, you should be seeking to raise the average of your team, bringing in people who increase the… Read More »Raising the average (2)
Our first employee was our first engineer and I think we looked for him for four or five months. I probably looked through thousands of… Read More »Brian Chesky on culture and hiring well