“When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job, I feel it’s my fault because I made the decision to hire him.” – Akio Morita
“If you hire good people, give them good jobs, and pay them good wages, generally something good is going to happen.” – James Sinegal
“Acquiring the right talent is the most important key to growth. Hiring was — and still is — the most important thing we do.” – Marc Bennioff
Even Elon Musk said he does “not know what the hell is going on” with the global economy.
I talk to dozens of startup founders a week, and each conversation is focused on what they look for in early engineering hires. The most common refrain I hear is that they’re looking for “mission-driven” hires.