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reading this quote: "When you're in a startup, the first ten people will determine whether the company succeeds or not. " gave me some immediate deja vu. pg q
by hubb 16y ago
reading this quote:
"When you're in a startup, the first ten people will determine whether the company succeeds or not. "
gave me some immediate deja vu. pg quoted jobs jobs in 'how to make wealth', one of the better essays that made it into his book.
"Steve Jobs once said that the success or failure of a startup depends on the first ten employees. I agree. If anything, it's more like the first five"
- chrisaycock 16y agoJim Collins (a "management guru" if you're up for that kind of thing) says in Good to Great: > Leaders of companies that go from good to great start not with “where” but with “who.” They start by getting the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats. And they stick with that discipline---first the people, then the direction---no matter how dire the circumstances. He repeats the "first who, then what" numerous times as the only way to turn-around a struggling company.