Re:We only hire the best means we only hire the trendiest (2...
by Analog24 on Tuesday October 31, 2017 @11:53AM
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I'm not disagreeing with your point but I think it's a bit out of context here. The parent comment was specifically talking about what they heard from Renaissance Technologies, not a some hipster startup.
Re:We only hire the best means we only hire the trendiest (2...
by alexasmyths on Tuesday October 31, 2017 @05:03PM
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I was literally trying to give context to the 'no finance' trope.
Re: renaissance. Of course. I'm highlighting where the 'we don't hire finance' trope originates. Nothing to do with Renaissance.
For all of you too young to remember:
In the 'dot-com' era - many 'new companies' still hired 'top down'. They would hire an 'executive team' first, and then maybe developers.
Often, a CFO etc..
Think PetStore.com - two MBA's hiring 'others to do the work, as workers do'.
The notion of 'all hands on deck founders' etc. was still novel.
Many people still wore suits.
So - 2000-ish - those attitudes evolved - and the 'CFO' for a very early stage company became obsolete. CFO/finance types are generally not required at the most early stages of a company wherein the issues are 'money in, money out, money in the bank'.
So, the slightly aggressive hipster/startup trope of 'we don't hire finance types' I think evolved essentially out of this new understanding of how early stage companies work.