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Don’t waste time finding the best person

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Eric Clapton and Cream, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. We talk about trying to find the best coder, the best UX guru, the ultimate growth hacker, but we should focus on is having the best culture where amazing collaborations can happen. But these players are simply world class on their own. He was different.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

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But my coders will beat up your coders, any day of the week. No offense, but I honestly think you have no idea what you’re talking about, and your irrational language biases are probably making you lose some really good coders. ” So, essentially you want redneck coders that will kill it and grill it.

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What is the perfect startup team?

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I don't think it's enough to have a business guy and a coder. The business world has changed so much that I don't now want to hire any coder or designer who wasn't completely happy talking with (and particularly listening to) customers. :-) Nov 17, 2010 View All 0 Comments Cannot add comment at this time.