Playing devils advocate here: > And don't be afraid to hire people in their 40s Experienced, and expensive. Usually have families to support, and a greater de

Playing devils advocate here: > And don't be afraid to hire people in their 40s Experienced, and expensive. Usually have families to support, and a greater desire for work/life balance. This does not mean they're less productive (per capita) but it doesn't fit the image of "start-up culture." Work long hours for peanuts, do what you boss says. > And don't be afraid to hire remotely. This takes damn good management/culture to work well. Someone who has faith in their employees. Someone that's not looking to blame everyone around them for failings. Someone who can see past the cognitive bias of the person down the hall, etc... There are lots of managers and lots of cultures. Not a lot of good managers in good cultures. EDIT: I do agree with you - just pointing out what I hear on repeat about the subject.