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This whole article should have been prefaced with a giant 72-pt IMHO and suffixed with a 72-pt YMMV. I was amazed at recommendations #4 and #5: reward somebody
by luser001 14y ago
This whole article should have been prefaced with a giant 72-pt IMHO and suffixed with a 72-pt YMMV.
I was amazed at recommendations #4 and #5: reward somebody for "fitting in" etc. (!!!!!!!)
I highly recommend Andy Grove's "High Output Management" if you're really interested in building a high-performance organization. It's a highly objective book: don't waste time on voodoo like "Intriguingly, in a "social" environment, the candidate would often show more of their "true colors". Especially if beer was involved."
- SkyMarshal 14y agoGood recommendation, ordered. Recently this obsession with 'culture' among startups has been sounding more and more cargo-cultish. Grove is the real deal though.
- jisaacstone 14y agoHa! that is true. In my experience 'culture' means 'drinks microbrews and knows _all the memes_ '
- snogglethorpe 14y agoAlso, hipster glasses and at least one antique leather armchair in which you regularly sip your obscure single-malts.... [I totally love github as a service, their employees seem genuinely cool, and they apprently know what they're doing, but the pictures they post for every new hire are absolutely hilarious ... I think I could never work there because I just don't have all the necessary accessories...]