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>And if you observe them taking a risk that doesn't pan out, it looks like incompetence. Maybe... but everyone makes mistakes. There has to be a difference be
by alex_c 18y ago
>And if you observe them taking a risk that doesn't pan out, it looks like incompetence.
Maybe... but everyone makes mistakes. There has to be a difference between making mistakes, and making the same mistakes over and over again. I definitely think part of competence is how someone handles failures.
- nostrademons 18y agoYou don't get a chance to observe most people over and over again - that's usually limited to friends and immediate coworkers (team members). Not coincidentally, those are the groups you should tap for startup cofounders. The original question seemed to be about celebrity personalities and casual acquaintances - "when you Google someone..." etc.
- swombat 18y agoWe're not talking about "like" or even "can bear the company of" here, we're talking about respect. I'm friends with many people who I don't respect in a work sense. Perhaps my mistake was not to append "in a work sense" to the word "respect". Also, part of being competent at evaluating other people's competence is not to base your evaluation on a single sample.