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Finding Person-Problem Fit - Compound Manual
the right person or team to help with something. The chances of finding a good fit increase with the number of people who see the request, which explains why platforms for task matching have become so popular.
Andrew McAfee, Erik Brynjolfsson • Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future
It’s also important to think about what you’re well-suited for. This is hard to do with pure introspection; ideally you can ask a mentor or some people you’ve worked with what you’re particularly good at. I’ve come to believe that founder/company fit is as important as product/market fit.
blog.samaltman.com • Idea Generation
Johanna added
In Product/Market Fit, we addressed the question of value creation, or more generically, does the idea work? In Team/Industry Fit, we looked at the feasibility of creating the organization through which the idea could grow. The third area of inquiry is one of happiness, really: is it worth our investment? Can we achieve a vision for success?
Patrick Vernon • Venture Capital Strategy: How to Think Like a Venture Capitalist
You want to find opportunities for talent arbitrage: for example, find people who are excellent at their craft but struggle at self-presentation or public speaking. Others will write them off before seeing what they have to offer — and you get to harness them for their skill while either hiding or improving their weaknesses.
Erik Torenberg • Frameworks for Hiring
sari added
This is a crucial point: by worrying first and foremost about figuring out what people will pay for, too many people on the path toward good work short-circuit their own interests, curiosity, and energy. Instead of searching for skill-market fit, you should start with person-interest fit. What are the activities you absolutely must do? What do you
... See morePaul Millerd • Good Work : Reclaiming Your Inner Ambition
Seeing people clearly—or at least more clearly—matters not just when finding the “best” hire, but in identifying the best role for them. Even looking at those of us who are lucky enough to have a high degree of choice about what we do with our work, I’ll bet that as few as 20% of us are in the seat that best optimizes our talents and skills at any ... See more
grahamduncan.blog • What's Going on Here, With This Human? - Graham Duncan Blog
If 0 to 1 is about product-market fit, -1 to 0 is about founder-market fit. Figure out what you want to build and why you are the right person to build it before you start.
Ruchi Sanghvi • To Go 0 to 1, First Go -1 to 0
Britt Gage added
Seeing people clearly—or at least more clearly—matters not just when finding the “best” hire, but in identifying the best role for them. Even looking at those of us who are lucky enough to have a high degree of choice about what we do with our work, I’ll bet that as few as 20% of us are in the seat that best optimizes our talents and skills at any ... See more