Re:Part II: The failure points from $5M to $100M in ARR
by oragnediscussy on Thursday January 12, 2023 @01:02PM
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The point is that B players have a very hard time ever recruiting A players and actually almost always hire people that are worse than themselves (i.e. c players). This is very true and should be something founders watch out for very carefully as they scale.
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Re:Part II: The failure points from $5M to $100M in ARR
by sokoloff on Thursday January 12, 2023 @01:24PM
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"Yes and..." I think a lot of times this is intentional.
A player wants to hire A players so the A player can more effectively beat their rivals in the marketplace.
B player wants to hire C players so the B player can more effectively beat their rivals in the company.
Re:Part II: The failure points from $5M to $100M in ARR
by JumpCrisscross on Thursday January 12, 2023 @06:22PM
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> B player wants to hire C players so the B player can more effectively beat their rivals in the company
I’m sure this is the case at some companies. But in my experience, it’s because the B player is as bad at hiring as they are at their job. This repels A players, who can smell bullshit, leaving a pool of Bs and Cs and guess which there are more of.