Only Hire A+ People Who Punch Above Their Weight Class [Startup HR]

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by rizzn • 17 years ago

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RiderOfGiraffes• 17 years ago

Compare and contrast:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=896571

rizzn• 17 years ago

Apologies. Didn't know it had been submitted at the original source. FWIW/FYI. We have permission to syndicate Mark's posts to SiliconANGLE. Moderaters, feel free to downvote or hide this entry.

jacquesm• 17 years ago

How about not hiring people. Just get a bunch of guys/girls together that know their stuff, save for a bit until you know you all have enough to last for at least several months, pool your resources.

No employees. None. Wait for a year or so before you start thinking of salaries, until then it is just profit sharing, no base.

That way you'll all have your eyes on the 8 ball, all the time. A salary does weird stuff to people. It makes them feel entitled, somehow divorced from the company. If all you get is your share of the pie if the company makes money then it probably will.

Only Hire A+ People Who Punch Above Their Weight Class [Startup HR]

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