Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team
by guptaneil on Friday November 11, 2016 @09:42AM
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If you were working at a startup, your argument would be the equivalent of advocating hiring individuals who need you for their job and therefore won't be a threat to you. I would much rather hire and work with people smarter than me who can help me grow. You're only as good as your weakest link.
There's certainly value for passion about the mission, but it shouldn't be confused with desperation.
Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team
by torrances on Friday November 11, 2016 @10:04AM
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But what if those people smarter than you don't share your vision? What if they want to pivot to some other market?
Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team
by guptaneil on Friday November 11, 2016 @12:55PM
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I would stop to re-evaluate my mission and whether they know more than me (which they should if I did my job right).
Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team
by DefaultUserHN on Saturday November 12, 2016 @01:22PM
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>But what if those people smarter than you don't share your vision?
I find someone who's smart and also share my vision then.
Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team
by gm-conspiracy on Friday November 11, 2016 @07:20AM
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What about Pete's character in Mad Men?
We all know how easy it is for political promises to be broken - there are any number of ways to sabotage an effort you're in charge of, while appearing to act in good faith.
You don't even have to do it deliberately - you just need to give 100% in a job that needs you to give 110%.
Who do you think has more incentive to deliver your vision? A guy who hates you, and who thinks he'll get a better boss (maybe even be boss himself) if you're out of the way? Or a guy whose ship is tied to yours and if you go down, he'll never achieve such heights in his career again?