> "And of course, once you get one of these diamonds in the rough within your company, get ready to provide them with lots of mentorship – they’re truly a lot o

> "And of course, once you get one of these diamonds in the rough within your company, get ready to provide them with lots of mentorship – they’re truly a lot of work to polish, but the best of them make it all worth it." This is true, they are a lot of work to polish. Overall, this hiring advice seems to apply to larger companies, where people have the time to polish these 'diamonds'. I would not follow it if working in a startup. I've naively hired 'diamonds in the rough' at smaller companies and startups before. While they were 'diamonds' and were very creative, often offering unique solutions to problems, they ultimately took so much effort and time to mentor that they were never able to reach their full potential. The lack of experience also meant things took longer than needed. In hindsight, my lack of time to mentor effectively was probably the issue. At a smaller team, say sub 10 people, I'd be reluctant to hire a 'diamond in the rough' again for that stage.