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Why should a company hire people that are similar to the founders? At an early stage, companies need very different people than later on. At first, they need g
by jakobegger 9y ago
Why should a company hire people that are similar to the founders?
At an early stage, companies need very different people than later on. At first, they need generalists; once you reach a certain size, you need specialists.
The founders should be self-driven, they should have a vision, they should know about all parts of the business. Later employees should be excellent in their speciality, should have execution skills, should be able to follow someone else's vision.
- xigency 9y agoAnd down the road they need zero generalists? I think the important takeaway is that they were 100% rejected. Maybe they need fewer people who are framers or founders as time goes on, but to have none sounds risky. As you said the founders need vision. If those visionaries are filtered out in hiring, eventually the company will die (on the inside).