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Of course a large fraction of these types are too proud to do that. One thing I always look for, in every member of a startup, is that they aren't too proud "t
by hga 12y ago
Of course a large fraction of these types are too proud to do that.
One thing I always look for, in every member of a startup, is that they aren't too proud "to sweep the floors" if needed.
- brudgers 12y agoThe idea of slack entails the possibility that a programming ninja can wash the coffee mugs while the sales/administrative person is head down in payables for last month. Above jumping into the dumpster to retrieve a dollar isn't limited to one skill set.
- hga 12y agoAbsolutely. Also "slack" might be a useful concept here. E.g. I frequently ended up doing the backups at the startups I worked for, because it's one of my specialties and I really care about avoiding data loss. And after doing the setup, "turning the crank" each day was some non-intense work to do, a welcome break from the 7 hours of heads down programming that's always been my max of "real work".