> Was this seriously a talk that was given somewhere? Looks like it: http://www.alexstjohn.com/WP/2014/07/16/recruiting-giants-presentation-tomorrow/ http://ww

> Was this seriously a talk that was given somewhere? Looks like it: http://www.alexstjohn.com/WP/2014/07/16/recruiting-giants-presentation-tomorrow/ http://www.alexstjohn.com/WP/2014/07/16/recruiting-giants-pr... > Do people actually accept this as actionable advice? Hopefully not, it's actually a bit shocking anyone in 2016 would write/present things like "RULE 1: You don’t recruit and retain male engineers you recruit and retain Wives and Girlfriends" or "Real engineers don’t burn out until their wives or GF’s do."