How to Hire Low Experience, High Potential People

the way we de-emphasize role-related knowledge in hiring leaves us a bit vulnerable to this issue, because we like to hire people who may not know how to do a job. We have faith that almost all of them will figure it out, and along the way are more likely to invent a novel solution than someone who’s “been there, done that.”

I tended to hire people just out of school who didn’t have much experience but were smart, determined, and committed to the mission of making the company great.