Exactly. The lesson isn't to not hire brilliant or average people, but to trial people more gradually. The made up story also attempts to draw a conclusion fr

Exactly. The lesson isn't to not hire brilliant or average people, but to trial people more gradually. The made up story also attempts to draw a conclusion from an anecdotal level of "evidence." Doesn't seem to stick for some reason. Risk reductions can be: - invite people over to hang out, hack on something, or work on whatever they're working on - start people on a contract gig - maybe another contract or what works for them - have an extremely informal non-interview, interview process - trial period - eventually FTE status in a set time-frame if both sides want it