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Re:Startup advice by jabbernotty on Monday June 03, 2013 @04:01PM (#5815556)
What is he talking about? He isn't talking about a saying like "stubborn as a mule", is he?
Re:Startup advice by tspike on Monday June 03, 2013 @11:37PM (#5817567)
He means that you should hire unbalanced workaholics, that meteoric success is more important than providing a good, sustainable life for yourself and your employees.
Re:Startup advice by nanl2053 on Monday June 03, 2013 @04:13PM (#5815626)
It's like saying "that person is a machine." They are able to sustain a high level of work output. Think of an ox tirelessly tilling a field.
Re:Startup advice by dpritchett on Monday June 03, 2013 @04:07PM (#5815589)
I think nowadays he says 'relentlessly resourceful' instead.
Re:Startup advice by youngerdryas on Monday June 03, 2013 @06:11PM (#5816399)
He is saying disregard personal hygiene deficiencies.
Re:Startup advice by mrperl on Monday June 03, 2013 @07:39PM (#5816821)
Likely he means, "totally committed, focused and in the moment", like a party animal, and without existential doubts about being in your startup.