How your startup is getting lapped by companies who know how to hire

Re:How your startup is getting lapped by companies who know ... by joe_the_user on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @12:56AM (#4254161)

As far as I would guess, the market is hot if you meet all ten of the bullshit this is how you spot rockstars this week criteria. Otherwise it's slow.

The thing is, the GP is only about hiring the magic people super fast - as soon you see them, yeah! Which isn't going to make more magic people.

The hire-ers might just think about making their process a bit wider rather than chasing the same things over and over again. Give more people a chance to show some ability rather than passing the same mantra about A-players back and forth.

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Re:How your startup is getting lapped by companies who know ... by l3amm on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @01:22AM (#4254220)

This is an excellent point. The analogy I like to use is based on prospecting: you can try to find fully-formed gold from the earth or you can smelt down ore into something useful. Right now the valley is full of prospectors stealing gold nuggets from each other, and I think there is a ton of opportunity to transform smart, hardworking people into great employees.

Of course this requires time and training, which some start-ups feel they can't afford. In the end I think it's worth it to focus on finding talent that can learn quickly rather than emerge from Zeus's brain fully-formed.

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