I keep getting back to one word, whether it's hiring good teams or public displays of purity: humility. On HN, we try to assume positive intent. Many times I f

I keep getting back to one word, whether it's hiring good teams or public displays of purity: humility. On HN, we try to assume positive intent. Many times I fail. But it's that effort, that humility, that makes productive conversations happen. I'm okay with being correct and moral and having strong convictions -- and the world not agreeing with me. That's because who knows? I might be wrong. Been wrong a lot before. But once I drop that humility, then it's only natural to go out seeking wrongs to right. After all, I have the high ground!