Hire for the Ability to Get Sh*t Done
I have found that the two biggest causes of having to fire an employee at an early stage startup are a lack of culture fit, and the inability to Get Shit Done. I don’t care how smart someone is - if they are unable to work hard and crank out a large amount of high quality work, they will weigh down your startup.
I’d say this applies not just to start-ups, but to any company looking to be at its most productive and efficient. Hire for GSD.
Sriram's Tumblr: Don't be so f*king strategic
One of the occupational hazards of working at Microsoft was attending offsites. These were 2-3 day affairs, typically cloistered watching endless sessions of Powerpoint in a out-of-the-way Washington resort with a bunch of execs. At one such shindig I was attending a few years ago, one of the…
(Source: sriramk)
AT&T to Acquire T-Mobile US
I guess they decided it’s best to fight on one less front. Not sure how this is going to impact the network or the high speed service, but I guess time will tell.
Either the first step on a long road to improvement, or a cue for the exits?
Illinois hikes both income and corporate tax rates in the state to 5% and 7% respectively to try and get budget deficits under control. Responsible governance, or a signal to businesses and workers to get out of dodge?
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