I've switched to using "Only hire people who bring new things to the team" rather than "better than" because the latter assumes that talent is linear. So if yo

I've switched to using "Only hire people who bring new things to the team" rather than "better than" because the latter assumes that talent is linear. So if your team already had expertise in one area, don't hire in that area - add people who will be coming to the problems you have from a different direction. It's hard to innovate when everyone's just a carbon copy.