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Katherine Silk's avatar

I like the DNA analogy for hiring people!

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Fabien Laplace's avatar

Great article, thanks a lot, lots of super helpful advice!

I like the part about the difference between a founding team member and the employee number 1000.

Note: I got curious about the Bolivian people study, and it looks like the conclusion is the opposite of what you're mentioning: the Big-5 model isn't replicable with them. I don't think it changes much, I feel like all of these models are imperfect, and to take with a pinch of salt, but they can still be helpful to get more information on people and their personality.

But you might want to edit your reference :)

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Blake Rogers's avatar

A founding engineer is an investor, so --- ISO smart, aligned, but naive? I love the honesty.

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John Farrall's avatar

I appreciate the tactical advice...thanks.

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Jax E's avatar

I couldn’t agree more. As the co-founder of a company that builds nearshore teams for startups, I have never seen a company not persevere when they put hiring as their top strategic priority.

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