There are those of us who worked under these A-player only regimes, and have had our fill of them. They'll have to recruit younger and/or more gullible or fina

There are those of us who worked under these A-player only regimes, and have had our fill of them. They'll have to recruit younger and/or more gullible or financially hungry candidates, who are willing to burn the candle at both ends. Those who have worked in this environment for a number of years usually don't want to experience it ever again. Maybe if you can sustain this A-player workload forever, you might be better off becoming a founder starting your own company. For a lot of us, we just don't have that kind of drive (at least, not after a few years at an A-player only company).