Hire people who give a shit.

One of the worst trends in Silicon Valley is conflating the company’s culture with the company’s cosmetics. The flexible work hours, open desk layout, office designs, lack of office attires, and perks often paint the picture of the culture of the company. But that’s absolutely silly—no perk tells me anything meaningful about the company, other than... See more

Over time interviewing, I’ve found that I mainly screen for one key thing: giving a shit. To be more specific, there’s actually two things to screen for:-they give a shit about Scale, and-they give a shit about their work in general.

I have a particular line of questioning around this:-What’s the hardest you’ve ever worked on something?-How many hours were you working a week?-Why did you work so hard? Why did you care?-When were you the most unmotivated in your life?-What’s the thing you’re the most proud of?-Do you think it was worth it?